@techreport{lawrence-http-noclock-00, number = {draft-lawrence-http-noclock-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-lawrence-http-noclock/00/}, author = {Jeffrey Mogul and Richard L. Gray and Scott Lawrence}, title = {{HTTP/1.1 Operation without a Clock}}, pagetotal = 4, year = 1997, month = apr, day = 22, abstract = {This memo describes a problem with the current Proposed Standard for HTTP/1.1 found as a result of implementation experience. A web server may be implemented in an embedded system as a network user interface. Often the embedded system is one which has no other use for a real-time clock, and/or the web interface is being added to an existing device which has no clock. Without a clock, no accurate HTTP Date header can be generated. This memo examines the implications of this situation for the operation of HTTP/1.1 origin servers, proxies, and clients, and proposes changes to the HTTP/1.1 specification to permit compliant operation in such systems.}, }