Abstract: The present invention provides for directing requests to specific processing using an inclusion list. The inclusion list contains a list of methods that an associated process, program, or module is capable of executing. A request contains at least a method and a resource. A server, upon receiving the request, identifies the process module or handler that is associated with the resource by the file extension of the resource. After the process is identified, an inclusion list is examined to determine if the process is capable of performing the identified method. If the method is listed in the inclusion list, then processing is directed to the identified process, which performs the indicated method with regard to the identified resource. If the method is not listed in the inclusion list, then control of the request is not provided to the process.