- From: Paul Prescod <paul@prescod.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:14:24 -0800
- To: www-forms@w3.org
"Tomayko, Ryan" wrote: > > You nailed it on the head. We're asking a specification to fill a browser > limitation. Why can't the browser's bookmark a post now? GET is still > [mis]used for a POST today because of an ancient browser limitation. I think > this whole thread needs moved to the IE/Mozzila groups. > > - Ryan Browsers cannot bookmark POST because they are told not to by the HTTP specification. I don't want to be rude but there is no way I can teach you the HTTP specification in emails to this mailing list. http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.1 http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.3 GET means something different than POST. It has superpowers like bookmark-ability for a reason. Paul Prescod
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