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by Clinton Wong (Author), Linda Mui (Author)
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  • Paperback: 80 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; illustrated edition edition (6 Jun 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1565928628
  • ISBN-13: 978-1565928626
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 0.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 123,038 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #20 in  Books > Computing & Internet > Networking & Security > Network Topics > TCP-IP & Other Internet Protocols

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Don't confuse HTTP with HTML. HyperText Transfer Protocol refers to the underlying mechanism. This is a reference for Web server administrators and site developers--not page coders.

The book describes the way HTTP works. You'll find extensive listings for headers--which covers cache control directives and such like--server response codes, client methods, referring documents, media types, cookies and similar arcana. It's a book for those who need to talk to Web servers, not just get pages from them. It describes the mechanics of get and post, how to understand server responses and troubleshoot problems.

Perhaps the most useful aspect of the HTTP Pocket Reference are the HTTP transaction dumps which show the kind of information returned, its format and the limits on what you can and can't discover. The amount of HTTP information available is an eye opener. There's nothing in the HTTP Pocket Reference you can't find in the RFCs and other--thicker--books, but here it's presented for those on the front line who just want it to work--right now. --Steve Patient

Doug Larson, San Diego Mac Users Group, August 2001
For those that want to understand what goes on underneath the hood, this book is an excellent reference.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, 12 Jan 2001
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This is a very good explanation of HTTP 1.0 and 1.1, which should be enough for almost all purposes. I strongly recommend it. Two minor points: no mention of HTTP 0.9 as far as I can tell; and contrary to what it says in the introduction, there doesn't seem to be an explanation of how to interact with an HTTP server by hand, probably because the author thought this was obvious. (If you need to do this, use telnet on port 80, type in the requests as the book specifies followed by two carriage returns).
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good text, poor reference, 29 Aug 2001
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The descriptions are excellent and well laid out with diagrams to show HTTP transaction sequences. Why only 3 stars, because as a reference it suffers in the same way as other O'Reilly pocket references in that it lacks an index. For 75 pages there's a measly contents page with 14 entries.

For online reference I prefer "HTTP Essentials" from Wiley as it comes with the book's text on CD - great for searching.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, 6 Jul 2000
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Just the right level of detail for those who are familiar with web technology, but require more details. Everything is clearly laid out and easy to find, this is the only reference you will ever need for HTTP!
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This is similar to the other O'Reilly pocket references. It gives a good and concise overview of the http mesage set. Read more
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