URI Usage
• When dealing with a HTTP 1.1 server, only a
path is used (no scheme or hostname).
– HTTP 1.1 servers are required to be capable of
handling an absolute URI, but there are still some
out there that won’t…
• When dealing with a proxy HTTP server, an
absolute URI is used.
– client has to tell the proxy where to get the
document!
– more on proxy servers in a bit….
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