- From: Travis Snoozy <ai2097@users.sourceforge.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:58:21 -0700
- To: Adrien de Croy <adrien@qbik.com>
- Cc: HTTP Working Group <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:48:22 +1200, Adrien de Croy <adrien@qbik.com> wrote: <snip> > However, a proxy server that always responds with its own supported > version number will break some of these mechanisms. <snip> That's why it's not allowed. Section 3.1: Proxy and gateway applications need to be careful when forwarding messages in protocol versions different from that of the application. Since the protocol version indicates the protocol capability of the sender, a proxy/gateway MUST NOT send a message with a version indicator which is greater than its actual version. If a higher version request is received, the proxy/gateway MUST either downgrade the request version, or respond with an error, or switch to tunnel behavior. So, if you access an HTTP/1.1 server through a HTTP/1.0 proxy, sorry -- you're stuck with HTTP/1.0. -- Travis
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