HTTP 1.0 vs 1.1

Proxy support and the Host field: HTTP 1.1 has a required Host header by spec. HTTP 1.0 does not officially require a Host header, but it doesn’t hurt to add one, and many applications (proxies) expect to see the Host header regardless of the protocol version. Example: GET / HTTP/1.1 Host: www.blahblahblahblah.com This header is … Read more