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[Staging #RXK-287371]: Re: one more question

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  • Subject: [Staging #RXK-287371]: Re: one more question
  • Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2012 06:16:56 -0600
On 6/2/2012 1:13 PM, Ben Domenico wrote:
> New Client Reply: Re: one more question
> 
> The cause of this difficulty may be the fact that the Minn. MapServer
> requires "service=WMS" on getMap requests.   It isn't part of the spec but
> 
> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/1262
> 
> Then the question is whether other server implementations will complain
> about the extra parameter if it is there.

Sorry, guess I didn't read the email carefully enough. Yes, mandatory
for GetCapabilities; not mandatory (or even optional) for GetMap or
GetFeatureInfo.

The TDS will ignore the extra parameter. And I'm guessing that other
servers will ignore unexpected parameters as well. I would even go so
far as to say it is pretty standard web practice to ignore parameters,
headers, and the like (in various contexts) if they are not recognized.

Ethan

> -- Ben
> 
> On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Ben Domenico <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ethan and others,
>>
>> As I read it, Table 3 applies to the getCapabilities request.  It's
>> mandatory in all getCapabilities requests because the service is not
>> obvious in the request name.   But it's not in Table 8 for the getMap
>> request.   That's what I meant about clarifying where the parameter is
>> needed.   I thought the original question was about a getMap URL.
>>
>> -- Ben



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: RXK-287371
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open