I was under the impression that you could use DELETE and PUT with 
prototype.  In fact, the API indicates you can here: 
http://prototypejs.org/api/ajax/options (just look for the method 
option).  That being said, I personally haven't found the need for them 
but if you need them they are there.

 -- Dash --

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I started toying with Prototype today. It's been sort of a kid in the
> candy store, "can I really do that? Woah!" fun afternoon. The $()
> operator, the sublime syntax for Ajax.Request, and the promise of so
> much more I haven't tried yet.
>
> I guess that's what frustrates me so much about intentionally sending
> the wrong type of HTTP request instead of a DELETE or a PUT. A POST is
> a POST, and not a DELETE, and not a PUT. Hiding the intended message
> type violates the REST principle of being a self-descriptive message
> at the protocol level. It also blocks the consumption of web services
> using POST/GET/PUT/DELETE to implement CRUD methods.
>
> Has anyone forked Prototype to fix this?
>
>
> >
>
>   

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