>Anyone know of a good tutorial on HTTP, the changes in 1.1 and (maybe)
>upcoming changes in HTTP-NG? The best piece would have some scenarios
>(e.g., showing HTTP exchanges for a Web session), a few details on the
>most common fields, and a summary of HTTP's strengths and weaknesses.
>
>Also looking for something similar for MIME.
well, the definitive sources are the RFCs:
http://sunsite.auc.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc2068.html (HTTP)
http://sunsite.auc.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc2047.html (MIME)
they're both pretty technical when you get deep into the guts, but the
introductions are well written, and fairly easy to understand.
the O'R&A book _Web Client Programming with Perl_,
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webclient/
also has a good walk-through on the ways HTTP messages are passed between
servers and clients. it doesn't handle MIME all that thoroughly, but
offhand, i don't know any print references that do. the RFC is probably
your best bet for general MIME information, then you can hop around and get
familiar with the various, specific message formats which can be attached
with the MIME mechanism.
for context, you might also want to take a look at the RFC822, which
defines how messages are sent as streams of text across the 'net. it's
one of the most fundamental documents regarding the internet, or any of the
protocols we use on it every day.
http://sunsite.auc.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc822.html
mike stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 'net geek..
been there, done that, have network, will travel.
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