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Topic: HTTP

  1. Forbidden headers can't be set in "fetch" requests

    Published Apr 01 2025 in HTTP , JavaScript

    Learn about forbidden request headers that can't be set or overwritten.

  2. Cross-origin module scripts require CORS response headers

    Published Oct 17 2021 in JavaScript , HTTP

    Today I learned that cross-origin module scripts require CORS handling and a Access-Control-Allow-Origin response header.

  3. How to refresh a page in an interval (without JavaScript)

    Published Dec 25 2020 in HTML , HTTP

    Use the refresh header or meta element to refresh a page after a given time interval.

  4. Say goodbye to resource-caching across sites and domains

    Published Oct 18 2020 in HTTP , Performance , Web

    A look-back at caching strategies from the past; with recent changes in Chrome's and Safari's caching strategies, there is no caching benefit from using publicly available third-party libraries anymore.

  5. Downloads can be triggered via HTTP headers

    Published Jul 05 2020 in HTTP , Web

    Trigger "Save as" browser dialogs by applying a Content-Disposition header

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