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On Mar 5, 2004, at 6:19 PM, K. Ari Krupnikov wrote:
> What status should a server return for a request such as
>
> http://example.com/catalog?product=0001
>
> if the resource that identifies the catalog (example.com/catalog) is
> available but cannot find the product identified in the query string?
>
> The question boils down to whether an HTTP URI is opaque or if the
> question mark has predefined semantics. (The specs would have me
> believe the former, but the practice seems to be the latter).
404. The URI is opaque. There is no such resource. -Tim
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