- From: Dmitry Beransky <dberansky@ucsd.edu>
- Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 10:28:52 +0400
- To: www-talk@w3.org
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: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> >> 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. >> >> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >> Jeremey Barrett >> Senior Software Engineer jeremey@forequest.com >> The ForeQuest Company http://www.forequest.com/ >> >> PGP Key fingerprint = 3B 42 1E D4 4B 17 0D 80 DC 59 6F 59 04 C3 83 64 >> PGP Public Key: http://www.forequest.com/people/jeremey/pgpkey.html >> >> "less is more." -- Mies van de Rohe. >> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >> >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: 2.6.2 >> >> iQCVAwUBMhULmC/fy+vkqMxNAQHfZgQAvVQI0vF17vEzDMDtCW7bYOgwwqKEo4gW >> sg0ZCR8Q/n5rRlISEmFsyNfBK9O/rwWA7sP+7GC4phdHv4oyMLSxv6ZR3ZIFTxAm >> D64fXaKiGVbfzE26hCfSSdxZ8pTggemXiNrYLPvQZ+P5zi/FPnqI3mpQ5jfVbW5+ >> poEeEWzFoYs= >> =kf1S >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> Dmitry Beransky Multimedia Interactive Learning Lab (MILL) University of California, San Diego <URL:http://millftp.ucsd.edu>
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