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		jbverschoor on Aug 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gmail is opening and caching URLs within emails wi... A "GET" request is not supposed to alter state. On the other hand. It validates the email address more quickly, so you could even refresh/poll when it's verified automatically

the_gipsy on Aug 21, 2021 [–]

If there is a cookie session, 99% of GETs do alter the state.

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