RE: Multiple or unsolicited responses are forbidden

> I was wondering whether persistent HTTP/1.1 connections could be used as 
> bi-directional sockets, where both the client and the server can send data 
> asynchronously to the other side.

There are so MANY things that you COULD do that aren't spelled
out as explicitly prohibited, although they are not clearly
part of the protocol. Why don't we just add a general "everything
that is not explicitly allowed is prohibited" and be done with it?

Received on Sunday, 14 June 1998 12:18:13 UTC