Question

I can use a GET request to submit HTML form data. If a HEAD request is functionally identical to a GET, excluding content in the response, then should I be able to submit HTML form data with a HEAD?

The first line of the HTTP request might look something like this:

HEAD /processdata.php?first=john&last=doe&email=[e-mail] HTTP/1.1

RFC 2616 says:

The HEAD method is identical to GET except that the server MUST NOT return a 
message-body in the response.

(Almost a dupe of this question, except that I want to know if I can submit HTML form data.)

Responses based upon the spec appreciated. TIA.

Answer 1

HEAD is the same as GET except for the response not carrying the payload.

So yes, you can send whatever you would send with GET.