in reply to CGI Form Mailing

that last posting i did had some HTML code (and i wasn't logged in at the time)... here is the example again... 
<FORM ACTION="http://server.com/cgi/blah.pl" METHOD="POST">

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(PS, if you want to make forms with required fields, the easiest and fastest way is to use a bit of javascript)

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RE: RE: CGI Form Mailing (2)
by plaid (Chaplain) on Feb 27, 2000 at 06:03 UTC
    While javascript might be the fastest and easiest way to check for required fields, it's not a true way to verify that a required field has been filled in. It's a great way to offload some traffic by making sure that the form is filled out before sending the data across the network, but can be easily gotten around since javascript can be disabled. In order to thoroughly check that fields are filled in, server-side checking has to be done, in addition to any client-side checks.
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      thats partially with frontpage extensions right?
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        Frontpage shmontpage.
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        No, the vast majority of server won't offer FrontPage Extensions. This is what your CGI program is for!
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        No, the vast majority of server won't offer FrontPage Extensions. This is what your CGI program is for!
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