Re: PUT method

PUT is a method that is defined in HTTP/1.1 [1].  It was not in HTTP/1.0
[2].  As far as I can tell Netscape doesn't support the 1.1 specs yet,
although it is definitely aware of them.

[1] HTTP 1.1 Internet draft <URL:http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/Protocols/#HTTP1_1>
[2] RFC 1245 <URL:http://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1945.txt>

Dmitry

>What exactly is a PUT method? At last check, there was no such method.
>
>Perhaps netscape implements it as an alias to 'POST', but to the best
>of my knowledge there are TWO methods: POST and GET.
>
>PUT sounds like a netscape-ism, and probably should be avoided in the
>name of standards. :)
>
>--john
>
>
>On Fri, 16 Aug 1996, Jeremey Barrett wrote:
>
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>> Question: Is there something odd about the PUT method that Netscape
>>           does not allow it to be used as a method on a form?
>>
>> I have the following:
>>
>> <form method="PUT" action="some_url">
>> <input type="submit" value="submit">
>> </form>
>>
>> And when I click 'Submit' a GET request is sent to the web server.
>>
>> Any help appreciated.
>>
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>> Jeremey Barrett
>> Senior Software Engineer                        jeremey@forequest.com
>> The ForeQuest Company                           http://www.forequest.com/
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Dmitry Beransky

Multimedia Interactive Learning Lab (MILL)
University of California, San Diego
<URL:http://millftp.ucsd.edu>

Received on Saturday, 17 August 1996 13:19:46 UTC