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Re: [cobalt-users] [Slightly OT] GET command for virtual hosts?
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] [Slightly OT] GET command for virtual hosts?
- From: Nic Rodgers <nic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed Oct 25 07:24:00 2000
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
> I often like to do HTTP in the raw - as you then know exactly
> what's going on. However, if I do as follows:
>
> telnet www.punter.co.uk 80
>
> [..connect messages..]
>
> GET / HTTP/1.0
>
> and www.punter.co.uk is actually hosted by www.provider.com,
> then I get the index page for provider.com, not punter.co.uk.
>
> What do I do?
Use the correct HTTP GET syntax as defined in the RFC.
Try GET http://www.punter.co.uk/
Otherwise, how is the http daemon supposed to know which site you want to
visit when your virtual sites share an IP?
Nic.