Re: HTTP/1.1 requests failing

[Randy Terbush <ra...@zyzzyva.com>]

> On Sun, 26 Jan 1997, Randy Terbush wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Should this not work? Perhaps telnet can't handle a 1.1 response?
> 
> Telnet can handle most anything.  What it can't is because the other end
> tries to be smart and detect telnet and stop it from using.  Then use nc.
> nc is cool.  TCP, UDP client and server and portscanner.

> > 
> > 
> > #> telnet localhost 8080
> > Trying 127.0.0.1...
> > Connected to localhost.
> > Escape character is '^]'.
> > GET / HTTP/1.1
> 
> That is a bad request.  Remember that you need a Host: header.  Try
> something like:

Ah. Right you are.