Use 410 Gone for deleted documents

[kjetilk]

It just occurred to me that if we retain server-controlled metadata #65 , then it would be trivial to return 410 Gone for resources that have been deleted.

[csarven]

#72 (specific case)
#46 (reuse)
#14 (privacy)
#41 (delete)
#61 (memento)

[timbl]

I would strongly argue against this, as it increases the distance between a unix file system and a solid one. I do not want my server to have to track things people have deleted.

It is also a potential privacy problem, in that a user can currently expect that filename (which can of course be embarrassing) is gone when they delete the file itself.

I propose dropping this suggestion.

[csarven]

Based on my review of the issues listed in #103 (comment) and the current direction of the spec, servers are not required to return 410 for deleted resources. 410 is currently only mentioned for some cases in non-normative language.

Unless there is a reason to prohibit servers from ever returning a 410, which is I think a stronger position than what @timbl outlined, I agree to drop the suggestion.