rfc-2296

HTTP Remote Variant Selection Algorithm -- RVSA/1.0

K. Holtman, A. Mutz
date1998-03 streamIETF areaapp wghttp statusHISTORIC pages13 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2296 doi10.17487/RFC2296 errataview
HTTP allows web site authors to put multiple versions of the same information under a single URL. Transparent content negotiation is a mechanism for automatically selecting the best version when the URL is accessed. A remote variant selection algorithm can be used to speed up the transparent negotiation process. This document defines the remote variant selection algorithm with the version number 1.0.