- From: Shel Kaphan <sjk@amazon.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 1996 12:04:08 -0800
- To: "David W. Morris" <dwm@shell.portal.com>
- Cc: HTTP Caching Subgroup <http-caching@pa.dec.com>
David W. Morris writes: > > > On Thu, 4 Jan 1996, Paul Leach wrote: > > > I agree -- a POST in general has to go back to the origin server. > > Although see my "sine server" for a case where it doesn't. > > I must be truly dense ... why wouldn't the sine server be implemented > with GET? > It's mostly a thought experiment. Due primarily to URL length limitations, POST is often used where GET would semantically be sufficient. > By choosing the FORM's method, the author is declaring the expected > side-effects from FORM submission. A GET can easily be a complex data > base search so a FORM with METHOD=GET is quite rational. > URL length is a practical consideration that muddies this issue. --Shel
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