> Is that true for a client as well? I thought the client had > to keep the connection open in order to receive the server's > response. I know the > *server* can omit Content-Length and close the connection; > but it seems that would be not-very-useful for a client to do.
All header entity values apply to either client or server. There's a whole section in the spec (section 4.4) that talks about message lengths and how to determine them based on Content-Length presence and Transfer-Encoding types. That said, for HTTP 1.1 applications, the server can respond back with 400 (Bad request) or 411 (Length required) if it wishes to insist on receiving a valid Content-Length. I would certainly expect the length to be present in most cases unless it's just a really old application. mark =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
