[Zope] detect pressed refresh button in browser

Dieter Maurer dieter@handshake.de
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 21:25:35 +0200


Dirk Datzert writes:
 > is it possible to detect in Zope / Python / REQUEST variable that the refresh button in the browser was pressed ?
I fear, you cannot detect this reliably.

Modern HTTP agents will include a "no-cache" cache control in the
HTTP request to force a truely fresh copy. But, of course, they
can do so for other reasons, too.

 > Regards,
 > Dirk

 > BEGIN:VCARD
 > ...
I think, the list is not interested in your VCARD information...


Dieter