Re: p1: Receiving a higher minor HTTP version number

Amos Jeffries <squid3@treenet.co.nz> Sun, 21 April 2013 00:31 UTC

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On 20/04/2013 9:07 p.m., Willy Tarreau wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 06:53:09PM +1000, Mark Nottingham wrote:
>> It might also help to add "major" to the first sentence of the description of 505 in p2:
>>
>>> The 505 (HTTP Version Not Supported) status code indicates that the server does not support, or refuses to support, the protocol version that was used in the request message.
>> Because some people will read that and stop.
> Excellent idea! At least it will force them to go on reading and see
> what should be done with the minor version.
>
> Willy
>
>

+1 for that change. I myself stumbled on this same thing way, way back.

Amos