Date:         Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:30:41 -0500
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From:         "LeVan,Ralph" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: No such database diagnostic
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The problem with returning the 404 is that there is no option for telling
them what went wrong.  In my case, I know that the database name part of the
URL didn't match anything I had and I'd like to tell them that.

Ralph

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Sanderson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 5:58 AM
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> Subject: Re: No such database diagnostic
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>
> > What response should I give to an SRU request for a non-existant
> > database?
>
> I would say 404, as the database name is part of the base
> URL, unlike the
> operation.
>
> Rob
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