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Re: URL not following some 302 redirects after recent changes


From: David Kastrup
Subject: Re: URL not following some 302 redirects after recent changes
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:45:34 +0100
User-agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux)

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

>> Here's one idea.  Instead of setting the sentinel temporarily to nil,
>> set it temporarily to `sentinel-temporarily-inhibited'.  That would be
>> ignored just as nil is ignored.
>
>> On restoring the sentinel, if its current value isn't
>> `sentinel-temporarily-inhibited', just discard the old value instead
>> of restoring it.
>
> Why can't we do the same thing with nil?

If people are allowed to reseat the sentinel to arbitrary functions in
the sentinel, they would be surprised to find out that they can't
equally well clear it.

Instead of using `sentinel-temporarily-inhibited' I'd probably prefer
`ignore'.  We have similar behavior for filter functions.

-- 
David Kastrup




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