Re: url-cache - (require 'url)

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> It would also be nice if there was an easy way to get at the HTTP headers
>>> associated with a response.  Maybe there is a way but I can't find it.
>> 
>> Maybe for that, url-http is more appropriate.
>> After all, there won't be any HTTL headers if the URL is not using HTTP.

> Right.  How about this patch to url-http.el?

> Test like this:
> (setq url-http-save-headers t)
> (url-retrieve-synchronously "http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot";)
> (setq url-http-save-headers nil)

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "agreed".  At first it seems you
agree that url-http is preferable, but then the example code that uses your
patch uses url-retrieve.


        Stefan