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Re:JMAP: Like IMAP but Not Really by naasking on Friday January 25, 2019 @08:04AM (#18997544)
> i'd take this any day over a "proper" REST api requiring DELETE and PUT.

REST doesn't need to use any HTTP verbs other than GET and POST.

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Re:JMAP: Like IMAP but Not Really by rswail on Friday January 25, 2019 @08:50AM (#18997816)
REST doesn't need to use HTTP.
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Re:JMAP: Like IMAP but Not Really by QasimK on Friday January 25, 2019 @12:01PM (#18999870)
As rswail said, REST doesn't need to use HTTP at all, however, if it does then it "should" use it fully including using HTTP headers for metadata. In theory, of course, you don't need anything other than POST
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