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1. METHOD=GET QUERY_STRING=name1=val1_pt1 val1_pt2&name2=val2_pt1 val2_pt2... & separates between different name value pairs = separates names from values separates words within values 2. METHOD=POST CONTENT_LENGTH gives length whole query string query string can be obtained by reading CONTENT_LENGTH characters from STDIN Last updated on (yyyy-mm-dd): 2008-01-16