This can also happen if someone refreshes the "POST" page and then clicks "Cancel" on re-posting the data. Also, remember when viewing the source code in Mozilla-based browsers, it'll go grab the source code live from the server. That can also affect URL/FORM variables.
-Dan >-----Original Message----- >From: Mike Klostermeyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 5:24 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: RE: Sometimes form or url variables don't exist? > >If he submitted the form as expected, then (for some reason) clicked on the >address bar and hit "go" or enter, that could produce a get vs. a post. >May >seem far fetched, but I know an end user or two, so nothing is out of the >question! > >Mike > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ryan Stille [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 4:15 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: RE: Sometimes form or url variables don't exist? > > >I know it's not a search engine because a user forwarded me a screen >shot of the error. After looking closer at the log file, I see that he >made a GET request to a page that should have been POSTed to. And the >variables were not present in the query string. > >What would cause the browser to do a GET when it should do a POST? I >know AOL used to (still does?) have a problem with this, but they are >not coming through AOL, they are a large company and have their own >dedicated access through some ISP. > >-Ryan > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:210082 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
