HTTP is not a connectionless protocol, meaning it must establish a connection before sending and receiving data - it does not broadcast data with no regards to its receipt.
It is, however, a stateless protocol, meaning connections are independent from any prior connection - persistent data must be re-sent and stored client- or server-side.
16 posted on 11/04/2008 8:17:56 AM PST by Dan Nunn
HTTP is not a connectionless protocol, meaning it must establish a connection before sending and receiving data - it does not broadcast data with no regards to its receipt.
OK, thanks, I was confusing TCP with UDP.
17 posted on 11/04/2008 1:50:35 PM PST by stripes1776
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