What hidden features of HTTP do you think are worth mentioning?
By hidden features I mean features that already are part of the standard but widely rather unknown or unused.
Just one feature per answer please.
What hidden features of HTTP do you think are worth mentioning?
By hidden features I mean features that already are part of the standard but widely rather unknown or unused.
Just one feature per answer please.
Obvious answer: PUT, DELETE, TRACE, OPTIONS, CONNECT methods
Most people know about the GET and POST methods because that's what they use when building forms. Browsers also use HEAD a lot. The other methods are much less well-known; they are mostly used by more specific applications.