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Evolution of HTTP

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n	11	<strong>HTTP</strong> is the underlying protocol of the Wor	n	11	<strong>HTTP</strong> is the underlying protocol of the Wor
	>	ld Web. Invented by Tim Berners-Lee in the years 1989-1991, HTTP		>	ld Wide Web. Invented by Tim Berners-Lee in the years 1989-1991,
	>	has seen numerous modifications, keeping most of its original sim		>	HTTP has seen many changes, keeping most of the simplicity and fu
	>	plicity and building on its extensibility. HTTP has evolved from		>	rther shaping its flexibility. HTTP has evolved, from an early pr
	>	a protocol to exchange files in a quasi-trusted laboratory enviro		>	otocol to exchange files in a semi-trusted laboratory environment
	>	nment to the modern jungle of the Internet, carrying images, vide		>	, to the modern maze of the Internet, now carrying images, videos
	>	os in high resolution and in 3D.		>	in high resolution and 3D.
n	17	In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee ,then working at CERN in Geneva, w	n	17	In 1989, while he was working at CERN, Tim Berners-Lee wrot
	>	rote a proposal to build a hypertext system over the Interne		>	e a proposal to build a hypertext system over the Internet.
	>	t. Initially called the <em>Mesh</em>, it was renamed in <em>Worl		>	Initially calling it the <em>Mesh</em>, it was later renamed to <
	>	d Wide Web</em> during its implementation in 1990. Built over the		>	em>World Wide Web</em> during its implementation in 1990. Built o
	>	existing TCP and IP protocols, it consisted of 4 building blocks		>	ver the existing TCP and IP protocols, it consisted of 4 building
	>	:		>	blocks:
n	22	<li>A simple protocol to exchange such document, the <em>Hy	n	22	<li>A simple protocol to exchange these documents, the <em>
	>	pertText Transfer Protocol</em> (HTTP).		>	HypertText Transfer Protocol</em> (HTTP).
n	24	<li>A client to display (and accidentally edit) such docume	n	24	<li>A client to display (and accidentally edit) these docum
	>	nt, the first Web browser called <em>WorldWideWeb</em>.		>	ents, the first Web browser called <em>WorldWideWeb</em>.
t	30	These four building blocks were completed by the end of 199	t	30	These four building blocks were completed by the end of 199
	>	0, and the first servers were running outside the CERN in early 1		>	0, and the first servers were already running outside of CERN by
	>	991. On August 6<sup>th</sup> 1991, Tim Berners-Lee's <a href="ht		>	early 1991. On August 6<sup>th</sup> 1991, Tim Berners-Lee's <a h
	>	tps://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/alt.hypertext/eCTkkOoWTAY/urN		>	ref="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/alt.hypertext/eCTkkOoW
	>	MgHnS2gYJ">post</a> on the public <em>alt.hypertext</em> newsgrou		>	TAY/urNMgHnS2gYJ">post</a> on the public <em>alt.hypertext</em> n
	>	p is considered as the official start of the World Wide Web as a		>	ewsgroup is now considered as the official start of the World Wid
	>	public project.		>	e Web as a public project.
	31	</p>
	32	<p>		31	</p>
				32	<p>
	33	The HTTP protocol used in these early phases was very simpl		33	The HTTP protocol used in those early phases was very simpl
	>	e and has been later dubbed HTTP/0.9 and is sometimes called the		>	e, later dubbed HTTP/0.9, and sometimes as the one-line protocol.
	>	one-line protocol.

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