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I really hate "lastnode=" in monastery URLs -- it messes up history and link coloration.

If I remember correctly, it's possible to include query parameters in the body of the request, a la POST, even if there are also parameters in the URL itself. Therefore, a query could look like this:

GET /index.pl?node=1234
Content-Type: text/plain
[...etc...]

lastnode=5678
[download]

This preserves lastnode as a parameter without polluting the URL.

What say you give it a try? Tim? Please??

-- Chip Salzenberg, Free-Floating Agent of Chaos

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