Re: Host request-header MUST accompany...

From: <jg@w3.org> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 96 16:55:02 -0400 Message-Id: <9604242055.AA06862@zorch.w3.org> To: Dave Kristol <dmk@allegra.att.com> Cc: http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com · This archive was generated by hypermail pre-2.1.9 : Wednesday, 24 September 2003 06:31:51 EDT

>Words to that effect appear in Sect. 8 and App.D.1.  They should say,
>instead, that either an absoluteURI or Host request-header must
>accompany all HTTP/1.1 requests.

I don't believe that was the resolution agreed to.

There was insufficient trust that implementers would get it right,
if it were optional.

Better to require sending the redundant information all the time; simple
rule, can't be mis-interpreted.
			- Jim