SPUG:CGI header question

[Brian Hatch]

> So, just to confirm, I would get this from the post or get request, compare
> it to the timestamp of my image, and either return the image as normal or
> return a header with status of 304 and no associated data.

yup.


> A couple of questions:  I can't find a way to get this info out of CGI.  It
> seems like the documentation isn't complete for CGI...

	$something = $cgi->http('header-i-am-interested-in');

So you'd want

	$rawmod = $cgi->http('If-Modified-Since');

I'm sure it's in the CGI man page somewhere.


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