- From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 08:01:55 +0000
- To: Greg Wilkins <gregw@intalio.com>
- cc: HTTP Working Group <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
-------- In message <CAH_y2NE5Sa625XEec5WXJ7LdjK+h1b4M=Fc-_iGj2ZQKa1q_jg@mail.gmail.com> , Greg Wilkins writes: >I'm wondering what would be the problem if on an invalid preface, the >server check if it is actually a valid HTTP/1 request and if so, then to >proceed on that basis? If by "proceed" you mean "Send back a HTTP/1 response that will help people at the far end diagnose the problem and then close", you'll be fine. Anything more ambitious is on shaky ground. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.
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