Last-Modified in chunked footer

• From: <rlgray@raleigh.ibm.com>
• Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 08:55:48 EST
• To: HTTP Working Group <http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
• Message-Id: <199709031255.IAA22834@rtpmail01.raleigh.ibm.com>

It is common for servers to implement Server Side Includes (SSI, aka
server parsed HTML).  These are really composite documents, and to
calculate the Last-Modified date correctly would require buffering the
entire document (negating the value of chunking).

I propose that Last-Modified be allowed in the footer of a chunked
transfer.

Richard L. Gray
chocolate - the One True food group

Received on Wednesday, 3 September 1997 06:01:30 UTC