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Re: [hybi] Process! was: [whatwg] HttpOnly cookie for WebSocket?

Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> Mon, 01 February 2010 12:57 UTC

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Subject: Re: [hybi] Process! was: [whatwg] HttpOnly cookie for WebSocket?
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On Fri, 29 Jan 2010, Francis Brosnan Blazquez wrote:
>
> Maybe we have missed something, so I ask again:
> 
> 1) It is possible to send binary content (that includes octets 0x00 and 
> 0xFF) from a browser javascript?

Not currently, but this will be possible in due course. Right now we're 
waiting for TC39 to add binary support to JS.

The protocol is written such that it will be able to support it, however.


> 2) Will be Websocket protocol be able to use existing HTTP proxies?

Yes, see step 2 of the client handshake:

   http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-hixie-thewebsocketprotocol#section-4

HTH,
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