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> why should they respect the semantics?

Because they are going to be used in an environment where there are lots of other things built based on the specifications and which are likely to rely on (or, in some cases, have inspired) the semantics described in the HTTP spec -- including lots of the infrastructure of the web.

> Those were arbitrary and out dated.

There may be some issues with them, but those would fall under the umbrella of "clearly-identified compelling reasons".



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