Changeset 163 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p5-range.html
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r159 r163 530 530 to be rendered by a device with limited local storage. 531 531 </p> 532 <p id="rfc.section.1.p.2">This document defines aspects of HTTP/1.1 related to range requests, partial responses, and the multipart/byteranges media533 type. The protocol for range requests is an <em class="bcp14">OPTIONAL</em> feature of HTTP/1.1, designed so resources or recipients that do not implement this feature can respond as if it is a normal534 GET request without impacting interoperability. Partial responses are indicated by a distinct status code to not be mistaken535 f or full responses by intermediate caches that might not implement the feature.536 </p> 537 <p id="rfc.section.1.p.3">Although the HTTP /1.1range request mechanism is designed to allow for extensible range types, this specification only defines532 <p id="rfc.section.1.p.2">This document defines HTTP/1.1 range requests, partial responses, and the multipart/byteranges media type. The protocol for 533 range requests is an <em class="bcp14">OPTIONAL</em> feature of HTTP, designed so resources or recipients that do not implement this feature can respond as if it is a normal GET 534 request without impacting interoperability. Partial responses are indicated by a distinct status code to not be mistaken for 535 full responses by intermediate caches that might not implement the feature. 536 </p> 537 <p id="rfc.section.1.p.3">Although the HTTP range request mechanism is designed to allow for extensible range types, this specification only defines 538 538 requests for byte ranges. 539 539 </p>
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