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Safe Methods

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Description

POST requests are shown as safe requests in the CORS section. MDN documentation, however, claims that it is a unsafe method.
MDN : https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Safe/HTTP

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Research direction

Locate the CORS section in the tutorial and compare its classification of POST requests with the linked MDN Safe methods documentation. Update the wording so POST is not described as a safe method, then verify that the surrounding CORS explanation remains accurate.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
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Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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