RESTful web services and HTTP verbs

Question

What is the minimum set of HTTP verbs that a server should allow for a web service to be classed as RESTful?

What if my hoster doesn\'t permit PUT

Answer 1

You can also use X-Http-Verb-Override:DELETE inst. of HTTP DELETE. This is also usefull for Silverlight clients who cant change the HTTP verbs and only support GET and POST...