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Re: git+http:// proof-of-concept (not using CONNECT)

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Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at>
Date
Jul 7, 2009, 16:14 UTC
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On Fri, 3 Jul 2009, Eric Wong wrote:
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> That and my approach requires both the client and server to be
> simutaneously sending and receiving responses in full-duplex channel
> which makes it impossible to work without chunking.  IOW, there's no
> chance any HTTP proxy that dechunks or queues/coalesces chunked
> requests/responses can work with my approach.

Many HTTP servers will not be able to support it either because HTTP is a half-duplex protocol (modulo request pipelining).

Tony.
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  1. Eric WongJul 2, 2009
  2. Constantine PlotnikovJul 2, 2009
  3. Eric WongJul 3, 2009
  4. Tony FinchJul 7, 2009
  5. Eric WongJul 7, 2009
  6. Douglas CamposAug 26, 2009
  7. Eric WongSep 5, 2009

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