Re: Section 2.7.1 of draft-ietf-httpbis-p1-messaging-18

In message <6.2.5.6.2.20120108233351.09fd21f8@elandnews.com>, SM writes:

> From what I understand, the updated version of Section 3.2.2 in RFC 
>2616 is currently Section 2.7.1 of 
>draft-ietf-httpbis-p1-messaging-18.  From RFC 2616:
>
>   "The use of IP addresses in URLs SHOULD be avoided whenever
>    possible (see RFC 1900 [24])."
>
>And in draft-ietf-httpbis-p1-messaging-18:
>
>   "If the host identifier is provided as an IP literal or IPv4 address,
>    then the origin server is any listener on the indicated TCP port at
>    that IP address."
>
>Was the requirement to avoid IP addresses dropped?

Isn't this simply pointing out that there usually are multiple domains
served by a single HTTP server ?

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Received on Monday, 9 January 2012 08:57:51 UTC