Http Basics(review) Http layered over bidirectional byte stream Almost always TCP ·| nteraction Client sends request to server, followed by response from server to client Requests/responses are encoded in text Stateless Server maintains no information about past client requests Lecture19:2006-11-02 3Lecture 19: 2006-11-02 3 HTTP Basics (Review) • HTTP layered over bidirectional byte stream • Almost always TCP • Interaction • Client sends request to server, followed by response from server to client • Requests/responses are encoded in text • Stateless • Server maintains no information about past client requests