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# The plugin API only supports GET and POST. It would be desirable to support other methods defined in [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616 RFC 2616], such as [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-9.7 DELETE], [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-9.2 OPTIONS], and [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-9.6 PUT], and also extension methods such as [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4918#section-9.1 PROPFIND] (WebDAV) or [http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-dusseault-http-patch PATCH]. | # The plugin API only supports GET and POST. It would be desirable to support other methods defined in [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616 RFC 2616], such as [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-9.7 DELETE], [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-9.2 OPTIONS], and [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-9.6 PUT], and also extension methods such as [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4918#section-9.1 PROPFIND] (WebDAV) or [http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-dusseault-http-patch PATCH]. | ||
# HTTP request headers can only be set for POST, but not for GET. This makes it hard to access content-negotiated resources. | # HTTP request headers can only be set for POST (see [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/NPN_PostURLNotify NPN_PostURLNotify]), but not for GET ([https://developer.mozilla.org/en/NPN_GetURLNotify NPN_GetURLNotify]). This makes it hard to access content-negotiated resources. | ||
= Existing Discussions and Documentation = | = Existing Discussions and Documentation = | ||