Interesting features of HTTP

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content negotiation (tell the server how you want the result)
data typing (Content-type)
freeform data content
extensibility via headers
encryption/authentication (SSL)
infrastructure (proxy gateways)
connectionless/connectionfull hybrids (in HTTP/1.1)
humongous installed base of servers

Patrick J. Mueller (pmuellr@acm.org)
OOPSLA '96 Workshop on "Toward the integration of WWW and Distributed Object Technology"