Re: reloading mspx with POST requests works with elinks and dillo

amb-Uxr6IM1mbv2TY6FTCsQk+9Bc4/[email protected] (Andrew M. Bishop)
Newsgroups gmane.network.wwwoffle.user
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Micha <[email protected]> writes:

> I wondered one more time how to deal with pages like
> <http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds.mspx>
> 
> I always got a "WWWOFFLE Request Recorded" if i try to load it offline.
> (Although i have 'confirm requests' that's also weird)
> 
> The page sends POST requests like 
> <http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds.mspx?!POST:8hDgjN9Zqj foJpj1NlYdw.43f42566>
> 
> It is linked in the sourcecode like 
> src="/RESOURCES/mnp_utility.mspx/mainframe?url=aUbpmsLIilBHKmX8QoclqYxelEQ4x3Rrgg8J%2bGqiaIND85sv%2f9lEg64G87pRBt6HlZ%2bmthE03VFH0ommnqXJvU2JnAW7WsFUz2JWuV4l5f0%3d&amp;r="

It is not possible for an HTML page to cause a POST request when you
try and view it.  There must be some Javascript or user action that is
causing the POST request to be sent.

> I just can't lookup the mainframe content, not even via cache index...
> This occurs with galeon and firefox.
> However, it works with elinks and dillo!

Have you tried disabling Javascript and loading it again?  Do the
elinks and dillo browsers support Javascript?

-- 
Andrew.
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