[626] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Non IP Virtual Domain
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim Goeke)
Wed Oct 23 17:40:38 1996
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 16:30:32 -0500
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
From: tgoeke@prismrsc.com (Tim Goeke)
Resent-From: redhat-list@redhat.com
Reply-To: redhat-list@redhat.com
>>>
>>> It appears lynx users go to zweb when requesting earthspace.net and it
>>> works fine for Netscape and M$Explorer users.
>>>
The non-IP Virtual domains rely on the browser sending the
"Host:~~~" field in the request header. Curently, Netscape 2.0 and above
does this, along with Explorer 3.0 and above. The latest version of lynx
also appears to work as well.
Older browsers do have not this capability, so Explorer 2.0 for
Windows and Macintosh cannot access the virtual domain. I don't know about
Apple's CyberDog. Virtual IP's are much more supported, as there are a
significant number of older browsers still being used.
When an unsupported browser hits the site, the web server can't
determine where the user wanted to go, so the user gets re-directed to the
main or "real" domain of the server.
-Tim Goeke
-tgoeke@prismrsc.com
--
PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, HOWTO and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
________________________________________________________________________
http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-HOWTO
http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-Tips http://www.redhat.com/mailing-lists
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe: mail -s unsubscribe redhat-list-request@redhat.com < /dev/null
