- From: Roy T. Fielding <fielding@avron.ICS.UCI.EDU>
- Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 19:39:05 -0800
- To: Paul Hoffman <paulh@imc.org>
- Cc: http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
> I agree with all of Roy says here, although I believe that we don't need to > use his provocative wording. I propose changing: What is provocative about "vanity hostnames"? That is, after all, the common name and purpose for this feature. I was just trying to be specific so that people can find the topic using a search service. ;-) >> This allows the origin server or gateway to >> differentiate between internally-ambiguous URLs, such as the root "/" >> URL of a server harboring multiple vanity hostnames on a single IP >> address. > > To: > >> This allows the origin server or gateway to >> differentiate between internally-ambiguous URLs, such as the root "/" >> URL of a server that serves HTTP for many hostnames on a single IP >> address. In this case, "a server that serves HTTP" is redundant. How about URL of a server for multiple hostnames on a single IP address. ......Roy
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