Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application layer protocol because of its simple, fast way, suitable for distributed and cooperative hypermedia information systems. Since 1990, HTTP has been applied to the WWW Global Information Services System.
HTTP allows the use of free reply to indicate request purposes, which is established in the reference principle provided by the URL, as an address (URL) or name (URN), which method is used to identify, similar to webmail and multi-purpose Online Mail Expansion Protocol (MIME) passes message.
HTTP is also applied to normal protocols, enabling user agencies and other network protocols, including SMTP, NNTP, FTP, GOPHER, and WAIS, allowing basic hyper media to use resources provided by extensive applications, Simultaneous user agent system. For details, please visit the following page:
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