Comment on The ups and downs of the HTTP headerparentComments−ethomson12yTo quibble further still: the request line may have the protocol and version if the client is HTTP/1.0 or newer. HTTP/1.0 servers must "recognize the format of the Request-Line for HTTP/0.9 and HTTP/1.0 requests" (RFC 1945).−throwaway009412yAlthough no one will give a fuck if you don't handle HTTP/0.9.
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To quibble further still: the request line may have the protocol and version if the client is HTTP/1.0 or newer. HTTP/1.0 servers must "recognize the format of the Request-Line for HTTP/0.9 and HTTP/1.0 requests" (RFC 1945).
Although no one will give a fuck if you don't handle HTTP/0.9.