Short URL: http://html5.org/r/2616
| SVN | Bug | Comment | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2616 | When changing encoding on the fly after a POST, don't hit the network again whatever happens. (bug 6258) | 2008-12-29 23:45 |
Index: source
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--- source (revision 2615)
+++ source (revision 2616)
@@ -53418,7 +53418,14 @@
<i>confident</i>. Whenever possible, this should be done without
actually contacting the network layer (the bytes should be
re-parsed from memory), even if, e.g., the document is marked as
- not being cacheable.</li>
+ not being cacheable. If this is not possible and contacting the
+ network layer would involve repeating a request that uses a method
+ other than HTTP GET (<span title="concept-http-equivalent-get">or
+ equivalent</span> for non-HTTP URLs), then instead set the <span
+ title="concept-encoding-confidence">confidence</span> to
+ <i>confident</i> and ignore the new encoding. The resource will be
+ misinterpreted. User agents may notify the user of the situation,
+ to aid in application development.</li>
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