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It could be that the client is in a location where showing it is against censorship laws. In this case, the client is at fault.
by rocky1138 11y ago
It could be that the client is in a location where showing it is against censorship laws. In this case, the client is at fault.
- iLoch 11y agoAgreed. I think this would often be the case for returning a 451 as well.
- lnanek2 11y agoYes, they even talk about recommending to the user to use Onion instead, so that's definitely a case they are considering.
- JoshTriplett 11y agoIn particular, just as the body of a 404 or 403 response can provide information to the client about how to make the request successfully (e.g. "did you mean one of these?" or "you need to log in", respectively), the body of a 451 response could suggest what the client could do to make the request successfully (e.g. "please try again from a less broken jurisdiction or over a more secure path").