Re: p1: Receiving a higher minor HTTP version number

Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu> Sat, 20 April 2013 09:08 UTC

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From: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
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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