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> Date:    Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:25:32 +0100
> From:    DAVE TOWNSEND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: A quick question about <jsp:interest>
>
>         Just out of interest, why did sun choose not to allow URL's in the
> spec of the <jsp:interest> tag? You can only specify a pathname, so
> restricting this to your own server.
>
> Dave

I assume you mean jsp:include?

We designed the syntax as a simple layer on top of RequestDispatcher.
An argument could be made that it is good that a cheap operation does
not look the same as a potentially much more expensive operation.

As with any design there are trade-offs...

        - eduard/o

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