- From: David W. Morris <dwm@xpasc.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 20:30:07 -0700 (PDT)
- To: http working group <http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
On Wed, 9 Oct 1996, Koen Holtman wrote:
> I personally have little interest in taking the work beyond a `safe:
> yes' mini-ID. I don't think a bookmarking standard would create much
> added value.
After some reflection, I realized that this concern might be in the
domain of User Agent Hints as a more general category. So for starters,
I'd suggest;
UA-Hints: safe=[yes|no]
And then I'd propose adding some server requests re history list
handling:
history=no : This response SHOULD NOT be included in a UA
history list.
history=noredo: Show the current response in the history list
w/o ever reperforming the request. RELOAD/REFRESH
by the user follows safe= semantics.
history=refresh: Never reshow the current response, rather
repeat the request or at least check it.
history=replace: The page from which the current response was
requested is replaced. This is similar to =no except
that =no causes the next page to replace while
=replace allows the current response to replace the
previous page
The default would be the current haphazzard muddle implemented by the
individual UAs.
The control these options (including safe=) would greatly improve the
usability of three complex WWW applications I've assisted in the
development of.
Dave Morris
Received on Tuesday, 8 October 1996 20:34:42 UTC