> From an implementation point of view, the difference between a POST, GET, and QUERY with a body is...trivial. I'm quite certain that if I were implementing a

> From an implementation point of view, the difference between a POST, GET, and QUERY with a body is...trivial. I'm quite certain that if I were implementing a caching proxy (or a caching client, like a browser) - I'd find the diffence rather important. That said, I'm also sure I'd have to consider special exceptions for popular software that got the details wrong. And if you're not caching, why use http anyway?