Re: Do we kill the "Host:" header in HTTP/2 ?

On 30.01.2013 10:31, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
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> In message <CAP+FsNf73hw8YDgiLoPCv-CgSGXuKv-7pG9Hqc5H7NGYS7Zr3A@mail.gmail.com>, Roberto Peon write
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>> I'm saying that we're not currently talking about killing the host header.
>> Are you suggesting that it should be killed?
> My inclination is that it should, and the text in RFC2616 seems to hint
> that others have tagged its existence as a mistake already long time ago.
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> I also don't spot any obvious down sides if we remove it.
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> Given that the conversion rules for {abs} <--> {rel+Host} has already
> been laid down firmly many years ago, it will not raise any isses
> for HTTP/1 <--> HTTP/2 conversion.
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> It unifies an aspect of the "proxy-version" and the "server-version"
> of the protocol, that can't but help make clients code simpler.
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> And it would make HTTP/2 a speed improvement over HTTP/1 since all the
> "routing" information load-balancers need, will be collected in
> one place and up front.
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> And, not the least:  It is certainly easier to explain clearly.
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+1

Received on Wednesday, 30 January 2013 09:35:13 UTC