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[S. Mike Dierken]

> 
> Yeah, that's my thinking too.  Perhaps we could use a totally 
> new HTTP method for this (instead of "GET", "POST", or any of 
> the other existing ones out there).  Maybe "PING"
Hmm. That's one way for me to be happy that it's a POST - suggest a new HTTP
method.
I've finally agreed that GET isn't the best method - the state being
transferred is the activity happening within the user-agent, so a POST makes
sense.