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diff --git a/doc/pep.txt b/doc/pep-0301.txt
index 7d1a5de..f17b258 100644
--- a/doc/pep.txt
+++ b/doc/pep-0301.txt
@@ -183,15 +183,19 @@ as usual and report any errors it would have reported during a normal
 submission.  This is useful for verifying correctness of Trove
 discriminators.
 
-The index server will return custom headers (inspired by PEP 243)
-which the *register* command will use to give feedback to the user:
+The index server will indicate success or failure of the register or
+verify operation through a subset of the standard HTTP response codes:
 
-**X-Pypi-Status**
-  Either "success" or "fail".
+===== ============== ================================================
+Code  Meaning        Register command implications
+===== ============== ================================================
+200   OK             Everything worked just fine
+400   Bad request    Data provided for submission was malformed
+401   Unauthorised   The username or password supplied were incorrect
+403   Forbidden      User does not have permission to update the
+                     package information (not Owner or Maintainer)
+===== ============== ================================================
 
-**X-Pypi-Reason**
-  A description of the reason for failure, or additional information
-  in the case of a success.
 
 
 Distutils Trove Categorisation
@@ -280,6 +284,22 @@ initial prototype had 45 visitors (not including myself), two of whom
 used the *register* command to submit package information.
 
 
+Rejected Proposals
+==================
+
+Originally, the index server was to return custom headers (inspired by
+PEP 243):
+
+**X-Pypi-Status**
+  Either "success" or "fail".
+
+**X-Pypi-Reason**
+  A description of the reason for failure, or additional information
+  in the case of a success.
+
+However, it has been pointed out [8]_ that this is a bad scheme to use.
+
+
 References
 ==========
 
@@ -304,6 +324,9 @@ References
 .. [7] PEP 262, A Database of Installed Python Packages
    (http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0262.html)
 
+.. [8] [PEP243] upload status is bogus
+   (http://mail.python.org/pipermail/distutils-sig/2001-March/002262.html)
+
 
 Copyright
 =========
@@ -314,8 +337,8 @@ This document has been placed in the public domain.
 Acknowledgements
 ================
 
-Anthony Baxter and Martin v. Loewis for encouragement and feedback
-during initial drafting.
+Anthony Baxter, Martin v. Loewis and David Goodger for encouragement
+and feedback during initial drafting.
 
 A.M. Kuchling for support including hosting the second prototype.
 
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+Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 20:05:17 -0500
+Subject: Re: New PEP: Distutils Enhancements
+From: David Goodger <goodger@users.sourceforge.net>
+To: Richard Jones <rjones@ekit-inc.com>,
+ <peps@python.org>
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+(Surprise!  You probably didn't know I was moonlighting as a deputy PEP
+editor. :)
+
+The PEP looks good, Richard.  Some suggestions & questions:
+
+> Title: Distutils Enhancements
+
+Too generic IMO.  How about "Package Index and Metadata for Distutils"?
+
+> The server should be hosted in the python.org domain,
+
+What server?  No server mentioned before this.  Instead of "The
+server", perhaps "A package metadata server"?
+
+> hopefully just one command-line command for more regular users.
+
+"hopefully just a one-line command for most users", perhaps?
+
+> The original PEP which proposed such a system
+
+"PEP xxx, the original PEP which proposed such a system"
+
+> The web interface implements the following commands/interfaces:
+
+For readability, I suggest inserting blank lines between definition
+list items.  (They blob together now.)
+
+> A demonstration will be available at:
+>
+>   http://www.amk.ca/cgi-bin/pypi.cgi
+
+Is it up now?  I wasn't able to access it.  When will it be available?
+Couldn't it be hosted on a permanent basis on sf.net (with **TEST**
+prominently displayed, of course)?  The previous one at
+http://mechanicalcat.net:8081/ is not accessible either.
+
+> two of whom used the register command bo submit package information.
+                                        ^^
+
+"bo" should be "to".
+
+-- 
+David Goodger  <goodger@users.sourceforge.net>  Open-source projects:
+  - Python Docutils: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/
+    (includes reStructuredText: http://docutils.sf.net/rst.html)
+  - The Go Tools Project: http://gotools.sourceforge.net/
+
+