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Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1
RFC 2616

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Date By Action
2026-05-20
(System) Changed metadata: changed keywords to '['HTTP', 'Hypertext Transfer Protocol', 'World Wide Web', 'WWW', 'hypermedia']' from '[]'
2026-05-20
(System) Metadata update from RFC Editor
2026-05-20
(System)
Changed author "T. Berners-Lee": changed name from "Tim Berners-Lee" to "T. Berners-Lee", cleared affiliation (was "W3C/MIT"), cleared country (was "Cambridge, MA 02139, USA"), changed order …
Changed author "T. Berners-Lee": changed name from "Tim Berners-Lee" to "T. Berners-Lee", cleared affiliation (was "W3C/MIT"), cleared country (was "Cambridge, MA 02139, USA"), changed order from "5" to "7"
2026-05-20
(System) Changed author "P. Leach": changed name from "Paul Leach" to "P. Leach", cleared country (was "Redmond, WA 98052, USA"), changed order from "4" to "6"
2026-05-20
(System)
Changed author "L. Masinter": changed name from "Larry Masinter" to "L. Masinter", cleared country (was "Palo Alto, CA 94034, USA"), changed order from "1" to …
Changed author "L. Masinter": changed name from "Larry Masinter" to "L. Masinter", cleared country (was "Palo Alto, CA 94034, USA"), changed order from "1" to "5"
2026-05-20
(System)
Changed author "H. Frystyk": changed name from "Henrik Nielsen" to "H. Frystyk", changed affiliation from "W3C/MIT" to "MIT", cleared country (was "Cambridge, MA 02139, USA"), …
Changed author "H. Frystyk": changed name from "Henrik Nielsen" to "H. Frystyk", changed affiliation from "W3C/MIT" to "MIT", cleared country (was "Cambridge, MA 02139, USA"), changed order from "-1" to "4"
2026-05-20
(System)
Changed author "J. Mogul": changed name from "Jeffrey Mogul" to "J. Mogul", cleared country (was "Palo Alto, California, 94305, USA"), changed order from "0" to …
Changed author "J. Mogul": changed name from "Jeffrey Mogul" to "J. Mogul", cleared country (was "Palo Alto, California, 94305, USA"), changed order from "0" to "3"
2026-05-20
(System)
Changed author "J. Gettys": changed name from "Jim Gettys" to "J. Gettys", changed affiliation from "Compaq/W3C" to "Compaz/W3C", cleared country (was "Cambridge, MA 02139, USA"), …
Changed author "J. Gettys": changed name from "Jim Gettys" to "J. Gettys", changed affiliation from "Compaq/W3C" to "Compaz/W3C", cleared country (was "Cambridge, MA 02139, USA"), changed order from "3" to "2"
2026-05-20
(System) Changed author "R. Fielding": changed name from "Roy Fielding" to "R. Fielding", cleared country (was "Irvine, CA 92697-3425, USA"), changed order from "2" to "1"
2026-05-20
(System) Metadata update from RFC Editor
2020-01-21
(System) Received changes through RFC Editor sync (added Verified Errata tag)
2017-05-16
(System)
Changed document authors from "Jeffrey Mogul, Larry Masinter, Roy Fielding, Jim Gettys, Paul Leach, Tim Berners-Lee" to "Jeffrey Mogul, Larry Masinter, Roy Fielding, Jim Gettys, …
Changed document authors from "Jeffrey Mogul, Larry Masinter, Roy Fielding, Jim Gettys, Paul Leach, Tim Berners-Lee" to "Jeffrey Mogul, Larry Masinter, Roy Fielding, Jim Gettys, Paul Leach, Tim Berners-Lee, Henrik Nielsen"
1999-06-01
(System) RFC published