HTTP X-Connfrom header
draft-harada-http-xconnfrom-01
| Document | Type | Expired Internet-Draft (individual) | |
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| Authors | Jeffrey Mogul , Paul J. Leach , Larry Harada , Hudson Hendren | ||
| Last updated | 1997-09-15 | ||
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https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-harada-http-xconnfrom-01.txt
Abstract
HTTP/1.1 defines a Connection header, allowing 'the sender to specify options that are desired for that particular connection and MUST NOT be communicated by proxies over further connections.' Because HTTP/1.0 proxies would normally forward the Connection header without obeying its specification, a Connection header received in an HTTP/1.0 message must normally be treated as if it had been forwarded in error. This document defines an X-Connfrom header that identifies the sending host, and so is safe to use in HTTP/1.0 messages. This might be useful in experimenting with HTTP/1.0 implementations of applications of the HTTP/1.1 Connection mechanism.
Authors
Jeffrey Mogul
Paul J. Leach
Larry Harada
Hudson Hendren
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