HTTP 1.1, rfc 2616 and reading comprehension
I've read with interest some documentation from Microsoft about how the HTTP 1.1 specification mandates some behavior. To Quote: WinInet limits connections to a single HTTP 1.0 server to four simultaneous connections. Connections to a single HTTP 1.1 server are limited to two simultaneous connections. The HTTP 1.1 specification (RFC2616) mandates the two-connection limit. This seems to be saying that browsers are only allowed (via some mythical mandate) to use two connections per server and any connections past two must block. After reading through the http 1.1 specification (again) I'm troubled that many folks have seriously misinterpreted this requirement. This is especially troubling because the manner in which RFCs are written is VERY explicit and it is (for me) really easy to understand the difference between a requirement and a recommendation. What is even more troubling is that people quote the microsoft reinterpretation of the specification as if it is a direct...