steven.higgan wrote:
>Max Bowsher wrote:
>
>
>>Instead, pre-commit can check not for the version, but for the invalid
>>data, and reject *that*.
>>
>>
>
>Good point,
>
>I suppose for me it comes down to what is easier, is it easier to need to
>write code that sniffs what's coming down the pipe to ensure that it is
>properly encoded (something I haven't got a clue how to do). Or is it easier
>to check a 'user-agent' which would be much eaiser.
>
>
Much easier, but it wouldn't protect you from malicious clients that
fake the user-agent string, whereas checking the incoming data will
always work. So what's the point?
-- Brane
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Received on Sun Jan 9 22:35:06 2005