Here's something to read http://www.w3.org/Protocols/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP
On 6/29/08, ilango_g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > The HTTP protocol is so fundamental to the world wide web and all web > applications available today. I have still not really understood what http > practically means. I have read a little of the HTTP specs and I have gained > some understanding. However I would like to write simple programs > illustrating HTTP in a scripting or programming language (like C++ or Java)) > to really understand what a request is and what a response is, etc. > > For example, I have seen HTTPServeLetRequest class in Java, but I really do > not know what is happening. In short I wish to gain a detailed understanding > of the HTTP protocol. I wish to really understand what the HTTP spec is > talking about and apply it to my programming work. > > Any suggestions, advice are appreciated. Thanks for your time. > > thanks > ilango -- Regards, Mukul Gandhi