Re: #468 p2: Expectation extensions (was: Expect header 'understand' vs 'meet')

On 2013-08-10, at 5:37 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
> In message <20130810092804.GO4079@1wt.eu>, Willy Tarreau writes:
> 
>> I disagree with deprecating it, it's the only way to send non-idempotent
>> request over a reused connection. 
> 
> Not really.
> 
> Send the headers, wait a RTT to see if you get an ACK, if not abandon.
> 
> It's much faster than using Expect and at least as realiable.


Not really, no.  Many server implementations, in the absence of an Expect header, will simply consume the entire POST/PUT and *then* respond.

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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair

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