Last modified: 2012-04-16 09:16:16 UTC
Several libraries can only accept POST requests, making impossible to add them to the list of Book Sources. Examples are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Book_sources#Columbus_Metropolitan_Library http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Book_sources#Link_to_State_University_of_Campinas_-_Brazil among others It would be great if there is a way to make a POST request, something like this: [POST|http://acervus.bc.unicamp.br/index.asp?modo_busca=rapida&content=resultado&iIdioma=0 rapida_filtro=isbn_issn&rapida_campo=MAGICNUMBER&rapida_bib=0&submeteu=rapida Find this book]
Considered mailing the libraries instead and telling them to fix their searchengines so that they are "usable" ? I see no reason why we should 'hack' mediawiki for such highly specialized and underutilized features just for "2 libraries", it makes no sense.
(In reply to comment #1) > Considered mailing the libraries instead and telling them to fix their > searchengines so that they are "usable" ? > > I see no reason why we should 'hack' mediawiki for such highly specialized and > underutilized features just for "2 libraries", it makes no sense. Actually there are several libraries that uses POST instead of GET. I sent a couple of emails some time ago but unfortunately I didn't get a reply. I thought it would be easier to change mediawiki because there is an active developer group. Best Regards
(In reply to comment #1) > I see no reason why we should 'hack' mediawiki for such highly specialized and > underutilized features just for "2 libraries", it makes no sense. > I agree. And the default Special:BookSources in vanilla MediaWiki works just fine. Just like we don't support POST for normal external links, I see no reason to change it for this one page.
