Friendly reminder that #httpstatuscodes like 405 have specific meanings to make it easier to troubleshoot simple errors.
Please do not return a "Method Not Allowed" for business logic restrictions/errors.
Friendly reminder that #httpstatuscodes like 405 have specific meanings to make it easier to troubleshoot simple errors.
Please do not return a "Method Not Allowed" for business logic restrictions/errors.
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Series of posts on HTTP status codes
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I just stumbled upon a website that returned an #httpstatuscode451 (unavailable for legal reasons) because I am ‘attempting to access this #website from a country outside of the United States’.
What a heap of #bullshit! If you decide to service only one nation, it’s just #httpstatuscode403 (forbidden).
451 is for #censorship, not for #lazyness!
If you don’t want to comply with #GDPR and see it as censorship – fine – use 451 if you must, but lock out #eea countries only! 🤦