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Posted by John Dunlop on 07/30/05 14:36
Shelly wrote:
> a. When should GEt be used and when should POST be used?
The choice between the two rests on the test of 'idempotency',
in an ideal world. Our world isn't ideal, however, and there
are other things to ask yourself. How much weight you attach
to each consideration depends on the scenario. A good
description of some things to take into account is
http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/whenToUseGet.html
> b. What is the difference between the two?
With respect to the methods themselves, the HTTP draft answers
that. How they relate to HTML forms is covered in the HTML
spec. Tim and Andy gave the links.
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Jock
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