title: RESTful web services and HTTP verbs
body: <p>What is the minimum set of HTTP verbs that a server should allow for a web service to be classed as RESTful? </p>
  
  <p>What if my hoster doesn't permit <strong><em>PUT</em></strong> and <strong><em>DELETE</em></strong>?</p>
  
  <p>Is this actually important, can I live happily ever after with just <strong><em>GET</em></strong> and <strong><em>POST</em></strong> ?</p>
  
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  <p><strong>Update:</strong> Thanks for the answers folks, <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23963/restful-web-services-and-http-verbs#23971">Roger's answer</a> was probably best because of the link to the Bill Venners and Elliotte Rusty Harold interview. I now get it.</p>
  
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