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HTTP: The Definitive Guide |
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HTTP: The Definitive Guide Review |
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2003-03-12 10:53:34 |
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Sid Sidner
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I've fooled around with HTTP for years, but never really quite became an expert. I've read much of the RFC, an excellent spec, but serious as cancer - it helps if you know 95% of what you're reading and are just going for the 95%.
Well, this book is where you get that first 95% and is just fantastic. I really don't need to be an HTTP expert anymore, but I can't put it down. It's like The Secrets Of The Universe revealed. HTTP means many things to many people and next to TCP/IP is probably one of the most implemented protocols on the Internet. I now understand about historical versions of browsers, servers, and protocols. I now understand proxies, and smart routers, and authentication systems and reverse proxies.
This book is super-readable, with clear, NON-TRIVIAL examples, and tips. The authors even put up a Web site and show you how to telnet to it, to watch what its Apache Web server responds with.
I wish I could write this well!
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