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-__H__yper __T__ext __T__ransport __P__rotocol.
+[HTTP] is an [Acronym] for
__H__yper __T__ext __T__ransport __P__rotocol.
-More [Acronym]'s. Sometimes
called "How To Transfer Porn". Simple protocol, we're currently up to
HTTP/1
.1, a
lot of people love doing all sorts of unnecessary things over HTTP.
+A simple protocol that constitutes the foundation of the WorldWideWeb, sometimes
called "How To Transfer Porn". The default [Port] for [
HTTP] is 80
. A
lot of people love doing all sorts of unnecessary things over [
HTTP] such as use for [RPC] implementations (which are then called Web services)
.
-there is an [
RFC] on
[HTTP
], but I forget which one
.
+We're currently up to version 1.1 of the protocol; see
RFC:2616. You may be interested in
[the original proposal that started it all | http://www.w3.org/History/1989/proposal.html
], or in the protocol's [error codes|http://offline.home.cern.ch/offline/web/http_error_codes.html]
.
-[HTTP] uses port 80.
-
-[HTTP] is Yet Another [Acronym]
-
-[HTTP] [Error Codes|http://offline.home.cern.ch/offline/web/http_error_codes.html]
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CategoryProtocols
