On Jan 22, 2008 3:58 PM, Sarah Peeke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, if the HTTP headers are "changed along the response chain from > server to client" what is the likely outcome? Where would the user be > directed in this case?
That depends on the application. It's not a required field, but that doesn't mean that applications shouldn't make decisions based on it. A good example of web software that makes decisions based on referrers are anti-image-leech scripts*. -- .Matthew Cruickshank http://holloway.co.nz/ [*] and image leech scripts are a good response to kids that use your photos <http://holloway.co.nz/returnoftheking/> and drain through gigs of traffic... because then you start serving up something like this instead http://holloway.co.nz/image-leech.jpg ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
