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Re:Web servers should refuse requests for random, unnecessar... by mock-possum on Thursday July 06, 2023 @05:59PM (#36623711)
RFC 9110 - https://httpwg.org/specs/rfc9110.html#overview.of.status.cod...

It’s like saying “what makes it wrong to signal left but turn right?”

It makes the component you’re operating behave less predictably, resulting in a less stable system overall. Follow the spec.

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Re:Web servers should refuse requests for random, unnecessar... by moring on Friday July 07, 2023 @07:01AM (#36629914)
They followed the spec though. They returned 200 for a resource that exists.

> It’s like saying “what makes it wrong to signal left but turn right?”

No, it's not like that. Signalling left but turning right would be like returning a 200 for a resource that does not exist.

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