Re: GET should be encouraged, not deprecated, in XForms [was: Issue request for the TAG: XForms] from Tim Bray on 2002-01-23 (www-tag@w3.org from January 2002)

From: Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 10:34:44 -0800
To: www-forms-editor@w3.org
Cc: www-tag@w3.org
Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20020123095818.02326470@pop.intergate.ca>

At 08:50 AM 23/01/02 -0600, Dan Connolly wrote:
>> 
>>   The HTTP "get" protocol is deprecated for use in form submission.
>>   Form authors should use "post" for greater compatibility.
>
>Just on the basis of what I can see here, that looks pretty bad,
>to me...

I'm with Dan on this one.  Deprecating GET seems architecturally
completely bogus.  Or is there something we're missing? -Tim

Received on Wednesday, 23 January 2002 13:35:02 UTC