Re: [hybi] [whatwg] Web sockets and existing HTTP stacks

[Greg Wilkins <[e-mail]>]

Jamie Lokier wrote:
> For protocols which don't look like HTTP, you mainly do it because
> sometimes TCP port 80 is the only available outgoing port in
> firewalled environments.  Ironically, there is often an intercepting
> proxy in such environments, so it won't actually work.

In countries with repressive regimes that are against free
speech ( eg. Australia), there will always be a proxy on port
80 making sure that you don't read about religions (eg falun gong)
that offend our major trading partners (eg china) etc.

So websocket is specified to not work at all in Australia.
Of course it probably will work - but not because it is
specified to do so, but because the proxies just happen
to be implemented in certain ways.   Happen stance is
not a great basis for a protocol.

cheers