Reed, don't be so modest.....
The same argument could be applied to any non-http URL - why not a CGI for
everything; and then, necessarily, an httpd gateway in every pot ?
There are, and will always be, many people that don't have httpd's, gopherd's,
etc just waiting to be customized for their needs. Thus, while the
server-side solution is elegant, it is not always even an option.
This thinking will either force all clients to embody a proxying httpd, or
for there to be proliferated, fully-functional, public httpd's; neither
of which seems likely, or even desirable.
Mike
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Michael A. Dolan <mailto:miked@cerf.net>
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