diff --git a/ietf/doc/views_ballot.py b/ietf/doc/views_ballot.py
index e0ebd1dd1..b39cc02cd 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/views_ballot.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/views_ballot.py
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ def approve_ballot(request, name):
         if ballot_writeup_event.pk == None:
             ballot_writeup_event.save()
 
-        if new_state.slug == "ann" and new_state.slug != prev_state.slug and not request.REQUEST.get("skiprfceditorpost"):
+        if new_state.slug == "ann" and new_state.slug != prev_state.slug and not request.POST.get("skiprfceditorpost"):
             # start by notifying the RFC Editor
             import ietf.sync.rfceditor
             response, error = ietf.sync.rfceditor.post_approved_draft(settings.RFC_EDITOR_SYNC_NOTIFICATION_URL, doc.name)
diff --git a/ietf/doc/views_draft.py b/ietf/doc/views_draft.py
index 523c10034..9a066e8fc 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/views_draft.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/views_draft.py
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ def request_publication(request, name):
         if form.is_valid():
             events = []
 
-            if not request.REQUEST.get("skiprfceditorpost"):
+            if not request.POST.get("skiprfceditorpost"):
                 # start by notifying the RFC Editor
                 import ietf.sync.rfceditor
                 response, error = ietf.sync.rfceditor.post_approved_draft(settings.RFC_EDITOR_SYNC_NOTIFICATION_URL, doc.name)
diff --git a/ietf/meeting/views.py b/ietf/meeting/views.py
index 81cc7d05d..0d3c9a08f 100644
--- a/ietf/meeting/views.py
+++ b/ietf/meeting/views.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def materials(request, num=None):
     cut_off_date = meeting.get_submission_cut_off_date()
     cor_cut_off_date = meeting.get_submission_correction_date()
     now = datetime.date.today()
-    if settings.SERVER_MODE != 'production' and '_testoverride' in request.REQUEST:
+    if settings.SERVER_MODE != 'production' and '_testoverride' in request.GET:
         pass
     elif now > cor_cut_off_date:
         return render(request, "meeting/materials_upload_closed.html", {
diff --git a/ietf/redirects/views.py b/ietf/redirects/views.py
index 03497ca05..08ae95236 100644
--- a/ietf/redirects/views.py
+++ b/ietf/redirects/views.py
@@ -17,14 +17,18 @@ def redirect(request, path="", script=""):
     #
     # First look for flag items, stored in the database
     # as a command with a leading "^".
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        rparam = request.POST
+    else:
+        rparam = request.GET    
     for flag in redir.commands.all().filter(command__startswith='^'):
 	fc = flag.command[1:].split("^")
 	if len(fc) > 1:
-	    if request.REQUEST.get('command') != fc[1]:
+	    if rparam.get('command') != fc[1]:
 		continue
-	if request.REQUEST.has_key(fc[0]):
+	if rparam.has_key(fc[0]):
 	    remove_args.append(fc[0])
-	    num = re.match('(\d+)', request.REQUEST[fc[0]])
+	    num = re.match('(\d+)', rparam[fc[0]])
 	    if (num and int(num.group(1))) or (num is None):
 		cmd = flag
 	    break
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ def redirect(request, path="", script=""):
     # for an exact match for the command= parameter.
     if cmd is None:
 	try:
-	    cmd = redir.commands.all().get(command=request.REQUEST['command'])
+	    cmd = redir.commands.all().get(command=rparam['command'])
 	except Command.DoesNotExist:
 	    pass	# it's ok, there's no more-specific request.
 	except KeyError:
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ def redirect(request, path="", script=""):
         # contains non-ASCII characters. The old scripts didn't support 
         # non-ASCII characters anyway, so there's no need to handle 
         # them fully correctly in these redirects.
-	url += str(rest % request.REQUEST)
+	url += str(rest % rparam)
 	url += "/"
     except:
 	# rest had something in it that request didn't have, so just