>> b) (e.g: the CERN server) return the requested document with no
>> header.
>
>
> This is a deliberate bug introduced by the -DXMOSAIC_HACK
> option in the libwww. It is put in because otherwise
> XMosaic would not be able to read anything except for
> plain text and HTML. The MOMENT that mosaic uses HTTP2
> then all servers should turn off this hack!
I don't quite follow the logic here. Why does the hack to support HTTP/0.9
for mosaic have to affect the behaviour of the server when a HTTP/1.0 client
is trying to connect. This makes it very hard to try out HTTP/1.0 now, and will
also make it difficult for mosaic when it does support HTTP/1.0, unless all
servers are instantaneously upgraded.
If the hack is changed to affect only the HTTP/0.9 protocol now, then the
transition to HTTP/1.0 will be easy and not involve any instantaneous upgrades
in the future.
Or have I missed something here??
Tony Johnson