Re: [hybi] OPTIONS (was Re: It's time to ship)

Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> Sun, 09 January 2011 23:38 UTC

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Subject: Re: [hybi] OPTIONS (was Re: It's time to ship)
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On 10.01.2011 00:18, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> ...
> The cons is that it removes the ability to use any form of path in the
> request, so you can only rely on the server name. Sure that's a lot better
> than relying on its IP address, but it might not fit everyone's use. I can
> live with it if required, as I've said several times in the last few months.
 > ...

Hmmm? OPTIONS can have a path just like any other method.

Best regards, Julian