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My OCD is really happy that the symmetry is restored. I always felt that GET with the optional-but-actually-forbidden request body stands out. Once we transition from GET to QUERY, all HTTP transactions will be header+body in one direction, followed by header+body in the other.


There will be no transition from GET to QUERY, they will exist next to each other.

Odd proxy bugs/client quirks with zero/non-zero Content-Length headers in GET requests will remain with us forever


> Once we transition from GET to QUERY, all HTTP transactions will be header+body in one direction, followed by header+body in the other.

Why would you put a body in a HEAD, OPTIONS, TRACE, or DELETE request (or GET, which will continue in use alongside QUERY)?

And, no, a lot of response also don't have bodies, and that will continue.




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