Re: Preparations for ZD's upcoming Apache/Linux benchmark

Alex Belits (abelits@phobos.illtel.denver.co.us)
Thu, 10 Jun 1999 00:05:27 -0700 (PDT)


On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Dean Gaudet wrote:

> > None of headers in response are supposed to be changed between requests
> > except Date.
>
> Sure, if it's just a static response and there's no content-negotiation
> going on.

I don't think, anyone in his right mind will let in-kernel server do
anything else.

> > > I'm not that happy about getting things like "building a
> > > Date: Header with time zone and everything" in the kernel.
> >
> > It's in GMT, and IMHO can be omitted. And userspace application can feed
> > parameters to the kernel just like what is used for kmod.
>
> If you intend to implement HTTP, and you intend to use the Last-Modified
> or Expires headers, then you MUST include a Date header. See rev-06 of
> the update to rfc2068 for more clarification.

This is not the only flaw in HTTP 1.1 design.

> And given that static responses are the best places where Last-Modified
> and Expires can be used... it seems silly to omit them.

Unless the whole thing supports HTTP 1.0 with extensions instead of
HTTP 1.1 -- then Date requirement is without that "MUST".

-- 
Alex

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