Posted by John Dunlop on 07/31/05 13:14

luke wrote:

> when it comes to forms, i would have put it thus: "if in doubt, use post".

I'm afraid I couldn't go with that either.

> at the very least you gain a cleaner url.

Yes, that can't be denied.

> in other situations get is perfectly suited

I agree, GET is suited to some situations, and you've hit the
nail on the head: it depends on the situation.

My objection was with the generalisation that you should
always tend towards POST, no matter the situation, even if it
is one for which you and I would both agree that GET is best.

--
Jock

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