At 10:51 AM 10/27/98 -0500, Scott Lawrence wrote:
>>> The IPP/1.0 Encoding and Transport draft specifies that the general
>> header "Date" MUST be implemented in the server's response. Could any
>> clarify us the need for this header in HTTP transport layer?
>>HTTP/1.1 does not require a Date header; in fact, it forbids it if the
>server does not have a clock. See draft-ietf-http-v11-spec-rev-05.txt
>section 14.8; section 14.8.1 specifies behaviour for clockless servers.
Were IPP to be used in a "Facsimile Service" mode...there would be a
absolute need for Date and Time in the server response and in the
implementation of transaction logs etc.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Richard Shockey
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