This is probably a little off-topic, but in this instance what you want is specifics on the HTTP protocol. All the gory details can be found at ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2616.txt, section 9.4. But in brief, a "head" request is normal in that a browser or caching proxy can use it to see if the document on your server is more recent then the locally cached version without downloading the entire document. Brief example of a "head": $ telnet members.home.com 80 HEAD /jcring1/ HTTP/1.1 Host: members.home.net HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 20:25:04 GMT Server: Apache/1.3.11 (Unix) Last-Modified: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 19:26:01 GMT ETag: "4bba94-5d9-3ad4afc9" Accept-Ranges: bytes Content-Length: 1497 Content-Type: text/html Which in this case shows us the Last-Modified time of the file, alone with some additional information. -------------------------- John C. Ring, Jr. jcringat_private Web and Network Technologies Specialist Union Switch & Signal Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Jeanne Heicher [mailto:nppublibat_private] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 3:16 PM To: loganalysisat_private Subject: [logs] HEAD requests Hi, I have been lurking on this list for a while, and am trying patiently to get my feet on the ground. Can anyone point me to a site or reference book which covers the very basics on log files and their maintenance? In specific, I am looking for the meaning of a HEAD request in a log file for IIS (as opposed to a GET request). TIA, Jeanne Heicher xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Newport Public Library Hours: 316 N. 4th St. Newport PA 17074 Mon. 1 PM - 8 PM (717)567-6860 FAX (717)567-3373 Tues. 10 AM - 8 PM Wed. 1 PM - 8 PM nppublibat_private Thurs. 10 AM - 8 PM http://www.Newportpubliclibrary.org Fri. 1 PM - 5 PM Sat. 10 AM - 5 PM Thank you for supporting your community library. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: loganalysis-unsubscribeat_private For additional commands, e-mail: loganalysis-helpat_private --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: loganalysis-unsubscribeat_private For additional commands, e-mail: loganalysis-helpat_private
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