Re^4: Question: Send a chunk of XML to a server

Kinda. There are no forms on the server, just data. POST is not a "safe method", its used to change something on the server. GET is a "safe method", its only used to query the server, to retrieve data from server. All this is part of the standard protocol called CGI. It is not just convention, its the rules.

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Re^5: Question: Send a chunk of XML to a server by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 09, 2009 at 23:28 UTC
The choice method to use for requests without side-effects (GET) and requests with side-effects (POST) is indicated by the HTTP protocol. It has nothing to do with the CGI protocol or the post to which you replied.	[reply]
Re^6: Question: Send a chunk of XML to a server by Anonymous Monk on Nov 10, 2009 at 00:09 UTC
Yes it doesm, CGI is built on top of HTTP	[reply]
Re^7: Question: Send a chunk of XML to a server by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 10, 2009 at 04:01 UTC
You are mistaken. CGI uses a pair of pipes and some environment variables. CGI does not use or rely on HTTP at all.	[reply]