HTTP requests include a "Host:" header which generally specifies the target hostname and port (omitted if it is the default port).
AIUI, in virtual hosting situations, the name in the Host header may be different from the URL host. So for example a request to: http://localhost:8080/ might be sent with the header: Host: stimpy:8080 in order to direct the request to the "stimpy" virtual host. Does it ever make sense for the "Host" port to be different from the URL port? For example: Host: stimpy:9090 As far as I can tell, Tomcat validates the format of the Host header, but otherwise ignores the port? Is that correct? Does anyone know of other servers that make use of the Host port setting? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
