Re: nastygram from xxx.lanl.gov

Fred K. Lenherr (lenherr@tiac.com)
Wed, 10 Jul 1996 14:48:19 -0400

Bjxrn-Olav Strand wrote:

> The HEAD request doesn't give you the HEAD before the script is done.

Presumably because it must include Content-length.

Is there an access method for checking link validity that _doesn't_
return Content-length, and therefore could be answered immediately?

For example, a full-request "GET" with unusual values for the headers?

-- Fred