Re: w3.org uses referrer but amaya doesnt pass info

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 09:48:59 -0500
"John Russell" <ve3ll@rac.ca> wrote:

> 
> using win98 o/s and 800x640 rez
> 
> the included file calls the validator at w3.org which uses a 
> technique to learn the page that called it and then pass that info
> to the cgi script.  This works in other browsers as long as the 
> demo page is on the internet (not a local copy)
> However w3.org cant get info from Amaya browser .... 
> is this an http protocol problem ??? 
> --
> john russell ve3ll@rac.ca [those are L's as in LLAMA]
> http://home.cogeco.ca/~ve3ll
> http://home.cogeco.ca/~trains
> http://home.cogeco.ca/~cipher

Yes other browsers send the referer information (the URL of the 
page that includes the link) with the Get request.
In this case it could be useful, but there are also commercial
use of this information. 
Amaya doesn't send it by default, but it should be sent if you
change the value in the thot.rc file.
SEND_REFERER=yes
     Irene.
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