Redirect on YADIS ID de-reference?

[Michael Graves]

Drummond Reed <drummond.reed <at> cordance.net> writes:

> 
> FWIW, 3XX redirects are allowed in XRI resolution, which is all HTTP based.
> The TC discussed this at some length about a year ago, and the conclusion
> was that since the authority for the original URL controls the redirect, the
> redirect URL is effectively a "synonym" for the original URL.
> 
> And it gives authorities greater flexibility in physical configuration.
> 
> =Drummond 

Drummond,

Thinking about, I agree with you. I think in practice there will be a limit to
the number of redirects a consumer would allow itself to follow in order to
protect itself from goose-chases (a crawler I worked on maxed out at 4), but
generally, I think your assertion connecting the authority for the URL to the
authority of the server is correct. 

-Mike