[cgiapp] Re: POST or GET

[Mark Stosberg <suppressed>]

In article <suppressed>, Adam Gent wrote:

> What is the recommended way of linking to other modules / runmodes. Is GET
>> good enough or should I be using POSTs?
> 
> The reason a GET was performed is because you did not specify a method, it
> defaults to GET. It is always safest to do a POST.

But sometimes I intentionally use "GET", because it's creates a
bookmarkable/reloadable URL. 

For example, on one screen I might have a selection list for melons.
On the resulting page, I get this:

view-melon.cgi?melon_id=326

This handy for users who might bookmark this page, as well for
developers, who might want to reload the page several times in a row
after tweaking the  code.

I would say: use POST by default, and GET when you intentionally want
it's usefulness for particular cases.

	Mark

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