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Re: [RFC 2/2] Add Git-aware CGI for Git-aware smart HTTP transport

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Aug 4, 2008, 10:26 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0808041225050.9611@pacific.mpi-cbg.de.mpi-cbg.de>
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<4896D669.30402@dawes.za.net>
Hi,
On Mon, 4 Aug 2008, Rogan Dawes wrote:
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> Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 4 Aug 2008, Rogan Dawes wrote:
> > 
> > > I don't understand why you would want to keep the commands in the 
> > > URL when you are doing a POST?
> > 
> > Caching.
> 
> If you are expecting something to be cacheable, then should you not be 
> using a GET anyway?
Yes.

And I think the wget thing is not an issue: we should not try to prevent every single idiocy.

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 29 of 40 in “More on git over HTTP POST”
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  2. Shawn O. PearceAug 2, 2008
  3. Daniel StenbergAug 2, 2008
  4. Shawn O. PearceAug 2, 2008
  5. Petr BaudisAug 2, 2008
  6. Shawn O. PearceAug 2, 2008
  7. Shawn O. PearceAug 3, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2008
  9. Shawn O. PearceAug 3, 2008
  10. H. Peter AnvinAug 3, 2008
  11. Shawn O. PearceAug 3, 2008
  12. david@lang.hmAug 3, 2008
  13. H. Peter AnvinAug 3, 2008
  14. H. Peter AnvinAug 3, 2008
  15. H. Peter AnvinAug 3, 2008
  16. Shawn O. PearceAug 3, 2008
  17. H. Peter AnvinAug 3, 2008
  18. H. Peter AnvinAug 3, 2008
  19. Mike HommeyAug 3, 2008
  20. 1/2 Add backdoor options to receive-pack for use in Git-aware CGIShawn O. Pearce, Aug 3, 2008
  21. 2/2 Add Git-aware CGI for Git-aware smart HTTP transportShawn O. Pearce, Aug 3, 2008
  22. H. Peter AnvinAug 3, 2008
  23. Shawn O. PearceAug 3, 2008
  24. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2008
  25. Shawn O. PearceAug 4, 2008
  26. Rogan DawesAug 4, 2008
  27. Johannes SchindelinAug 4, 2008
  28. Rogan DawesAug 4, 2008
  29. Johannes SchindelinAug 4, 2008
  30. Shawn O. PearceAug 4, 2008
  31. Rogan DawesAug 4, 2008
  32. Shawn O. PearceAug 4, 2008
  33. Rogan DawesAug 4, 2008
  34. H. Peter AnvinAug 5, 2008
  35. Shawn O. PearceAug 5, 2008
  36. H. Peter AnvinAug 5, 2008
  37. Shawn O. PearceAug 5, 2008
  38. H. Peter AnvinAug 5, 2008
  39. Add Git-aware CGI for Git-aware smart HTTP transportH. Peter Anvin, Aug 13, 2008
  40. Shawn O. PearceAug 13, 2008

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