RFC 3253 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2002
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Versioning Extensions to WebDAV
Overview
RFC 3253, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2002 by G. Clemm, J. Amsden, T. Ellison, C. Kaler, J. Whitehead. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies a set of methods, headers, and resource types that define the WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) versioning extensions to the HTTP/1.1 protocol. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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