On Mon, 1 Mar 2004, Edward S. Peschko wrote:

> > Nope. Try FAQ entry 3.14: http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html
>
> ok, so there's an entry in the FAQ which seems to set in stone the lack of a
> piece of functionality (which would be very useful btw) and then goes on to
> explain that there is a freeware javascript engine available, and that
> people have used it successfully in the past..

Nothing is ever that set in stone that it can't ever be changed. But not
without a lot of persuation, shown interest and most likely proven code that
works.

At least that's my view.

> If people have used it successfully in the past, are there instructions on
> how to use it successfully posted somewhere, and if so, could they be put
> there?

There was a mailing list post once in the past. I guess google might be able
to help you find it. I'm not sure it has any relevance anymore though since it
was a few years back, IIRC.

The javascript engine was the one in Mozilla. Try their site.

> Don't get me wrong, I think curl is very useful, and I do use it for ftp.
> I just think that me and a hell of a lot of other people *can't* use it
> effectively if this is not supported.

Perhaps.

> And since all the main browsers support javascript, more and more websites
> (not just company access methods which a lot of poeple use in themselves)
> will become inaccessible by curl and therefore curl will diminish in value.

I don't see the need for it. I don't feel like coding it. I don't agree with
you about the importance of doing this. I think you excaggerate the frequency
of this need.

But if you provide the functionality and bring working code, I promise I'll
consider adding the functionality at least as a built-time option.

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