Actually the limit is a web server configuration. Every server has a
default but can be changed. There is no one standard and it would be
impossible to list all the Get lengths of all major servers. There is just
too much.
The reason for the restriction is so that no one enters a huge amount of
information in the Get fields which could crash or cause problems with the
server/network. Imagine someone inserting a 20mb file into a get statement.
You should never really get to the point where your get information is cut
off. If you are sending more information then what the server allows then
you should definitely move over to a post method. I haven't seen much
restrictions on those except for the standard server side error checking.
~Matt
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Subject: Length of GET request
Jason Hunter's servlet book states "some servers limit the length of URLs
and query strings to about 240 characters" (p 16)
Does anyone have any more precise figures? What servers? What's are the
exact limitations? Is a limit defined in the HTTP spec?
Thanks,
Christian
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