information. This is a security hole in the web site, not in the browser. The browser follows the HTTP specification. If you have a [. . .]
In the eyes of some, the referer header is a privacy violation. It allows a site to see what site you visited before coming there. In the case of Navigator, we ONLY send the referer header when you click on a link. Not when you select a bookmark. Not when you type a URL into the location field. This allows web sites to see who links to them. I think that's something that a web author is entitled to know.
GET forms aren't the only thing wrong with referer, btw. An associate of mine discovered some prioprietary Netscape information from the Referer: headers on hits to his website from Netscape employees, even. I commend Netscape for providing users with the ability to turn off referers. -- Sameer Parekh Voice: 510-986-8770 President FAX: 510-986-8777 C2Net http://www.c2.net/ sameer@c2.net