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08/10/2008 09:10:56
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W3C Access Control for Cross-Site Requests
Vogelfreund
Joined: 08/10/2008 09:03:14
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Hi
Are you planning to add W3C's access-control (see
http://www.w3.org/TR/access-control/
) to enable client-side cross-site requests on geonames.org?
This way I could use geonames with xmlhttp and overcome the same origin policy of browsers (see
http://developer.mozilla.org/En/Cross-Site_XMLHttpRequest
).
I always wanted to say: geonames.org's webservices are very useful. Thanks a lot.
08/10/2008 20:53:11
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Re:W3C Access Control for Cross-Site Requests
marc
Joined: 08/12/2005 07:39:47
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Hi
I may be wrong, but shouldn't it be the client-application to implement this specification and alllow geonames.org as additional resource? Otherwise a malicious site could declare itself safe and cause damage.
Best
Marc
09/10/2008 09:36:23
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Re:W3C Access Control for Cross-Site Requests
Vogelfreund
Joined: 08/10/2008 09:03:14
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Marc, you're completely right. Obviously I misunderstood the concept.
Thank your for bringing me back on the track.
Best to you too
Birdfriend
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