- From: Foteos Macrides <MACRIDES@sci.wfbr.edu>
- Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 13:54:29 -0500 (EST)
- To: MACRIDES@sci.wfbr.edu
- Cc: http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
Foteos Macrides <MACRIDES@SCI.WFBR.EDU> wrote: > If a POST is converted to GET, which by definition is safe, >can the proxy just act on it on behalf of the browser? Only the >307 for an unsafe method really needs to go back to the browser for >a confirmation or cancel. Let's extend this question to 305 (and >306 if that gets past LAST CALL). If the method is safe, should >the proxy act on it? If the proxy is obligatory (e.g., a firewall), >the user otherwise is up the creek without a paddle. Ugh, that would mean the proxy has to add a Content-Base or absolute Content-Location, and you can't count on HTTP/1.0 browsers dealing with it as intended. Fote ========================================================================= Foteos Macrides Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research MACRIDES@SCI.WFBR.EDU 222 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA 01545 =========================================================================
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