 the actions parameter is defined
 as follows:

 <pre>

          ExtensionMethod ::= any token as defined by RFC 2616
                    (that is, 1*[any CHAR except CTLs or separators])

          HTTPMethod ::= "GET" | "POST" | "PUT" | "DELETE" | "HEAD" |
                   "OPTIONS" | "TRACE" | ExtensionMethod

          HTTPMethodList ::= HTTPMethod | HTTPMethodList comma HTTPMethod

          HTTPMethodExceptionList ::= exclaimationPoint HTTPMethodList

          HTTPMethodSpec ::= null | HTTPMethodE