The HTTP 1.1 standard requires an Allow header for 405 Method Not Allowed: The response MUST include an Allow header containing a list of valid methods for the requested resource. So provide such a header when we return a 405 to the user agent. Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- http-backend.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/http-backend.c b/http-backend.c index 0324417..8c61084 100644 --- a/http-backend.c +++ b/http-backend.c @@ -594,8 +594,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) if (strcmp(method, c->method)) { const char *proto = getenv("SERVER_PROTOCOL"); - if (proto && !strcmp(proto, "HTTP/1.1")) + if (proto && !strcmp(proto, "HTTP/1.1")) { http_status(405, "Method Not Allowed"); + hdr_str("Allow", !strcmp("GET", c->method) ? + "GET, HEAD" : c->method); + } else http_status(400, "Bad Request"); hdr_nocache(); -- 1.8.4.rc3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html