RFC 4316 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2005
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Datatypes for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning Properties
Overview
RFC 4316, “Datatypes for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning Properties”, is an Experimental document published in December 2005 by J. Reschke. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This specification extends the Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning Protocol (WebDAV) to support datatyping. Protocol elements are defined to let clients and servers specify the datatype, and to instruct the WebDAV method PROPFIND to return datatype information. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
What “Experimental” means
Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.
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