>
> In the March issue of Web Techniques magizine there is a small article on
> page 114 that in a nutshell states that all URL's should end with a '/' to
> keep the server from being hit twice. Does anyone have knowledge of this as
> it pertains to servlets. For example, should a query string that looks like
> http://www.someWhere.com/search?SearchWord=&ClassifiedAd=Computers%2FSoftwar
> e&DateId=999999999999 Have a / at the end of it?
>
> Tom Kochanowicz
No. It only applies to static content.
If you actually read the HTTP spec, it says that this is a requirement.
Otherwise, the server has to do a redirect and add the / on. This is
essentially to determine if a URI is pointing to a file or a directory.
-jon
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