HTTP

The HyperText Transfer Procotol, or the reason you're looking at this page right now.

(todo: insert relevant RFCs, especially the WebDAV ones)

Server Software:

Windows

Other Systems:

...and a cast of thousands.

Tools:

  • Pylot, a load testing tool with nice reporting output.
  • tinyproxy - I once modified this to build a content adaptation proxy for mobile devices, back when such things were necessary. Highly recommended.
  • wbox
  • http_load

Resources:


See Also

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REDbotGrilling PostsOtherWikisGollum, a git-based Wiki
Mac miniSite DesignsYakiWhen People Just Can't Share Files Anymore
SPDY: Google wants to speed up the web by ditching HTTPOutlookGrowlHTTP Client
Opera Turbo now available for testingXUL Extensions and Add-OnsPre-ludeHTTP
Five Random Notes on Apple and Related TopicsThe day Twitter reverberated with silence, and Jaiku started crashingOn Evernote, and SecurityDAAP
PapayaOn Yaki and Google App EngineThe Joy of WebpadsiPhone - Post-Launch Coverage
JoikuSpotHey Apple, How About Fixing Your Insecure iDisk?Entourage 2008 Reviewlighttpd
My Five Wishes for LeopardForm Above SubstanceWebVNC - VNC on your iPhoneSomeone Isn't Getting The European Mobile Market...
Post-Keynote NotesWiki Migration Notes - Platform SelectionPaging all Bloglines Subscribers (2007 Edition)The Bug In Firebug
Wiki Editing, Mind Maps and UsenetGeek ModeWeekend CodingOn The Wii News Channel
Mulling Team Management Tools2006, From My PerspectiveBurning My FeedsThe iPhone Rumor Bullshit Bingo
Taming my RSS feeds, the Bayesian wayScrape, And Ye Shall Be InformedSeries 60 R3 AnnoyancesWebDAV
Apple + Google = .Mac^2?Web Design.Mac's Missed OpportunitiesHOWTO: Read .Mac Mail on a SonyEricsson Phone
Yojimbo on the CheapComfy Football with Quicksilver and an XboxBuilding The Anti-WikiZebra Crossing
The Five Partisan Canned RepliesTop Five Open Source Project MistakesTorOn Mark's un-Switching, and Lemmings
thttpdApacheThe Razor-Thin Mobile ComputerCLI
Slow DayKinky GTDPoor Man's Screen SharingWindows
MacBooks and Other HappeningsMiscellaneous HacktivityMidnight OilPlayStation Portable
Opera MiniNokia 9300Foundations of AjaxProxy
Referrer Spam Prediction: Heavy DownpourScoping Out CSSHyperlinked PDF Generation?TurboGears - off the Rails?
HOWTO: Install DokuWiki on TigerModerate CalmvisitorsPHP
Monday LinksHalf a DayGoogle/Web AcceleratorMinor Outage
The Markup Thing, Rails, and Other MusingsThe Bayesian Thing, AgainHatching SnakesHOWTO: Monitor an Alcatel SpeedTouch 510 ADSL Modem
Nokia 7710May The Cache Be With YouWAPThe Little Python That Could
Brownout Gone BlackMinimal News UpdateTen Open Source Projects Worth Keeping Track OfUnwinding
Referrer Spam Should Be A CrimeMenuetOSMobilizing Your Delicious LibraryHousekeeping
Growl - Why Don't We Make This a Standard?That Search ThingHakuna MatataRainy Day
Nearly BackLink DumpThe Opaqueness Of ProxiesI Hope Kelkoo Gets A Clue
Progress Along a Lopsided RoadVertical ForeshorteningGeeking OutNetworking Oddities
Relaxation, at lastKittydottedSunday CodingThe Perfect (Smart)Phone?
The Eleventh CommandmentImage Resizing, Tinting and CachingTrojans and Weblog SpamGmail
Close Of WeekVodafone 3G LaunchHTTPSMerry Sneeze
DAAP, iTunes and RendezvousMozilla/Extensions/wmlbrowserNTLMDancing With Rendezvous
Tricks for Surviving DNS HellDoris BrowserSeries 60/Software/VS HttpdThe Reals
HOWTO/Graph HTTP Requests in Real TimeHotline