- From: Dirk.vanGulik <Dirk.vanGulik@jrc.it>
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 19:26:22 +0100
- To: koen@win.tue.nl
- Cc: http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
Would it be possible to cover some middle ground, I'd be very happy which something like the following scheme, which fits well with some of the technology out there: 1. All 'new' servers should be able to understand both GET http://something/somewhere HTTP/1.x *and* GET somewhere HTTP/1.y (with an optional host; which if there should be dealt with accordingly, regardless of the IP) Wether x and y can be 1 and 0 is open to debate, I would be in favour of having y=0 only and x=0 or 1. This regardless of wether their marketing drones claim that is speaks http/1.9 or wathever. 2. All (current) servers should be able to understand the Host: something line, at best they should not break when one is flashed at them. 3. All 'new' clients should do a GET somewhere HTTP/1.0 Host: something while we are still in http 1.0 and a full GET http://something/somewhere HTTP/1.1 when they are really a 1.1 (and know (how?) that the server will swallow 1.1). Does this make sense ? I agree, it is not perfect, but it allows some of us to slowly start to optimizing our servers and installatins without breaking toooo much. Does this make sense as a bad kind of middle ground. Dw.
Received on Tuesday, 19 March 1996 10:31:34 UTC