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		Afforess on Aug 9, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Let's remove verbs from HTTP 2.0 It never was. <BLINK> has never, ever, ever been part of the HTML spec or even the HTML drafts. At best, it was an easter egg.

dragonwriter on Aug 9, 2013 [–]

And SPACEJUMP has never been part of the HTTP spec.

Nor (unlike <BLINK> in HTML) has it been part of HTTP implementations, AFAICT, at least, as an HTTP verb.

The "SPACEJUMP" and "TEXTSEARCH" methods appear to be patterns for use of the GET verb.

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