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The alternative approach seems like a very complex way of solving the problem. Given the choice between that and POST, I'd choose POST every time. I can't ima
by wvenable 12y ago
The alternative approach seems like a very complex way of solving the problem. Given the choice between that and POST, I'd choose POST every time.
I can't imagine the REPORT method is well supported and therefore will practically have the same limitations as POST or worse won't work at all.
- treve 12y agoIt's actually quite well supported. In the same way that PATCH didn't suddenly cause issues everywhere. A HTTP-compliant actor must let through any method and most vendors seem to follow that rule quite well.
- wvenable 12y agoI'm not convinced that every firewall or proxy is HTTP-compliant either by accident or on purpose. And then even fully HTTP-compliant actors are unlikely to treat REPORT any differently from POST.
- jbkkd 12y agoI agree. PHPBB has been using that since the dawn of time, and I always get confused looking at the url - there's no context to my search