HTTP Requests

• An HTTP request consists of a line of text broken into three parts:
  • The type of action, or method, the client would like to do,
  • The resource the client would like to access, and
  • The version of the HTTP protocol being used.
• You can make a GET request without Servlets through a telnet connection. For example:

     telnet redrock.d.umn.edu 8082  

• After the connection is made, type the following:

     GET /jspbook/welcome.html HTTP/1.0