- From: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 01:05:44 PST
- To: harald.t.alvestrand@uninett.no, moore+iesg@cs.utk.edu
- Cc: http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
Here is the two-paragraph summary of the status of the HTTP working group. Minutes forthcoming: The HTTP working group met twice. We heard about (good) performance results from HTTP/1.1 pipelining, and discussed several issues that have arisen as implementations of HTTP/1.1 is proceeding. Some of these may result in either clarifications or revisions of the spec as it moves to Draft Standard. There are a few major issues still left: e.g., hit metering, content negotiation, and the working group will keep going for at least until the next IETF. There is confusion in the standards arena for security-related HTTP protocols: SHTTP will be revised, there are proposals for new authentication methods, and to revise the SSL Tunnelling draft. Somehow these all need to get sorted out. There are many groups that want to use HTTP or something like it, but with extensions. Some of those seem like they're appropriate (web authoring) and others are more questionable. We're awaiting a new PEP draft, and perhaps that will help. Larry Masinter Chair, HTTP-WG
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