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9.5.3 Template Database: Receiving submitted forms in Domino
A submitted form will be passed to the server as content in a POST requests. Domino can
receive POST requests running an agent and retrieve the content using CGI variables.
Unfortunately there are limitations to the size of received information. Actually a CGI variable
can store messages with up to 30.000 characters. For bigger submits other techniques must
be engaged.
This is the point where a servlet comes into the game. Basically we will have two benefits
from using a servlet to receive POST messages:
There is an unlimited length for the contained ...