Posted by John Dunlop on 02/16/06 19:26

P-Rage:

> I have to ask, why would you assume your users would refresh that page
> rather than following a link somewhere else?

Browsers developed under a misconception of History lists ask you if
you want to resend POST data after, say, you follow a link away from
the page to which the form directed you, and then, for whatever reason,
move Back to that page. By HTTP, if the user has not reconfigured
their browser to refresh stale History items, this should not happen
(sec. 13.13). The solutions put forward in this thread, if serving no
other purpose, work around that bug.

--
Jock

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