[Zope] GET vs. POST

Passin, Tom tpassin@mitretek.org
Fri, 9 May 2003 14:43:29 -0400


[ Dennis Allison]
>=20
> Zope uses use GET for URL/cgi information transfer. =20

Not so, Zope can use both GET and POST, and REQUEST works the same way
for both.

> Most=20
> browsers expose
> the information transfered via a GET in the displayed URL. =20
> Some of our
> users find this confusing.  Is there a simple way to avoid=20
> the URL display
> as users traverse the site?

The Web Way is to submit information to the server (especially data that
might change the state of the server or its data) using POST, otherwise
to retrieve information with GET.  There is nothing to stop you from
using a POST for submitting length form data if you want to.

Sounds like there is some crucial bit of information you have not told
us.

Cheers,

Tom P