- From: Gregory J. Woodhouse <gjw@wnetc.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 09:29:11 -0800 (PST)
- To: Bob Jernigan <jern@spaceaix.jhuapl.edu>
- Cc: abigail@ny.fnx.com, swingard@spyglass.com, http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com, http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
On Mon, 30 Dec 1996, Bob Jernigan wrote: > It's not the response that being labeled by the HTTP/1.1 header, it's > the server's capability. There would be no reason to send an HTTP > header if it only had to match the client's request. > > bob > A lot of people have said this, but I don't see where it is spelled out. This particular interpretation of the version number in the response is very counter-intuitive and so I think calls for some discussion in the document. Yes, I realize that versions with the same major version number are supposexd to be backwardly compatible, but this is an entirely different issue. --- gjw@wnetc.com / http://www.wnetc.com/home.html If you're going to reinvent the wheel, at least try to come to come up with a better one.
Received on Monday, 30 December 1996 09:37:28 UTC