Re: HTTP "host" header
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 51301
interpreted = N
texte = Marc Kaiwi wrote: > So are you saying that TCPConnect/TCPSend cannot be used in the case of > a virtual host? (unless you know the host's directory, which in most > cases wouldn't be known) No. Read this slowly now. ;~) [text]hostname=www.wrh.noaa.go[/text] [tcpconnect host=[hostname]&port=80][!] [/!][tcpsend]Host: [hostname][CRLF][!] and so on For machines using virtual hosts, the HTTP request must contain the "Host:" header. It is harmless to send in all other cases, so [TCPConnect] could just as easily always send that field. It just so happens that [TCPSend] assumes nothing, so you have to manually send "Host:" with your query. John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Marc Kaiwi wrote: > So are you saying that TCPConnect/TCPSend cannot be used in the case of > a virtual host? (unless you know the host's directory, which in most > cases wouldn't be known) No. Read this slowly now. ;~) [text]hostname=www.wrh.noaa.go[/text] [tcpconnect host=[hostname]&port=80][!] [/!][tcpsend]Host: [hostname][CRLF][!] and so on For machines using virtual hosts, the HTTP request must contain the "Host:" header. It is harmless to send in all other cases, so [tcpconnect] could just as easily always send that field. It just so happens that [tcpsend] assumes nothing, so you have to manually send "Host:" with your query. John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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