From: Christian Rishoej <chrris@...>
Date: 2001-09-19T17:03:55+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:21379] Re: Suggestions for new CGI lib

In <1000828193.406862.793.nullmailer@ev.netlab.jp>, Yukihiro Matsumoto
wrote:

> |imho it should be possible to select the values in the shown way. |just
> for security and to be more flexible.
> 
> Could you explain "for security and to be more flexible" bit more?

I find it quite useful to be able to distinguish between GET, POST and
COOKIE variables, and in particular, being able to determine where a
certain veriable came from.

I agree that it does not provide any improved security, as the client can
is free to "engineer" the request anyways.

/Christian