Comment #38 on issue 2801 by [email protected]: Back button not working with random link on wikipedia.org http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=2801
IMO RFC 2616 is still not fully respected, though. Section 10.3.3 states "Since the redirection might be altered on occasion, the client SHOULD continue to use the Request-URI for future requests." This implies that, if I click the random link in Wikipedia, the location bar should show "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random"; (it does not). Refreshing afterwards, I should expect to get another random article - but I don't either. Now, I don't know if this behavior is Webkit or Chromium related. Should I file a new bug for that? As this happens in Safari 4 as well (see #35), I assume it's Webkit. Another correct solution would be: Have Wikipedia use HTTP 303 ("See Other") instead of HTTP 302 ("Found"). But RFC 2616 states: Note: Many pre-HTTP/1.1 user agents do not understand the 303 status. When interoperability with such clients is a concern, the 302 status code may be used instead, since most user agents react to a 302 response as described here for 303. So it is unlikely they will switch that, isn't it? Especially given that the RFC encourages misusage of a 302 for a 303. -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Automated mail from issue updates at http://crbug.com/ Subscription options: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-bugs -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
