Re: Referrer key missing form os.environ dictionary?

Date	2013-09-25 09:58 -0500
From	Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com>
Subject	Re: Referrer key missing form os.environ dictionary?
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On 2013-09-25 14:18, John Gordon wrote:
> However, if the user did not arrive from another page, then
> HTTP_REFERER will be missing.  This happens when the user types the
> web address directly into their browser, or clicks on a bookmark,
> or many other ways.
> 
> Also, obviously, it's up to the browser to truthfully report
> HTTP_REFERER;

There are browser plugins that allow blocking or manually-overriding
the outbound refer[r]er header which help mitigate data leakage such
as search-engine query strings or work around website limitations.  So
server-side code should always assume that the HTTP_REFERER header can
be absent or easily be spoofed, treating it as a hint, not absolute
truth.

-tkc

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          Re: Referrer key missing form os.environ dictionary? Νίκος <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-09-25 18:16 +0300
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      Re: Referrer key missing form os.environ dictionary? John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-09-25 14:30 +0000
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  Re: Referrer key missing form os.environ dictionary? John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-09-25 14:18 +0000
    Re: Referrer key missing form os.environ dictionary? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-09-25 09:58 -0500

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