etc: Add environment option to run init.d/ashd silently.

[ashd.git] / doc / ashd.doc

diff --git a/doc/ashd.doc b/doc/ashd.doc
index 144abfe..16030a8 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/ashd.doc
+++ b/doc/ashd.doc
@@ -110,9 +110,10 @@ variable called `HTTP_VERSION`. It is passed in full; i.e. as
 The response socket, as mentioned above, is also used for reading the
 request-body if the client provides one. For such purposes,
 *htparser*(1) ensures that the reader sees end-of-file at the end of
 The response socket, as mentioned above, is also used for reading the
 request-body if the client provides one. For such purposes,
 *htparser*(1) ensures that the reader sees end-of-file at the end of

-the request-body, so that the reader (unlike in, for example, CGI)
-does not have to worry about the Content-Length header and counting
-bytes when reading.
+the request-body, allowing the reader (unlike in, for example, CGI) to
+not have to worry about the Content-Length header and counting bytes
+when reading, and also to handle chunked request-bodies in a natural
+fashion.

 
 To respond, the handler program needs to write an ordinary HTTP
 response to the response socket. That is, one line containing the HTTP
 
 To respond, the handler program needs to write an ordinary HTTP
 response to the response socket. That is, one line containing the HTTP


@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ document of detailing the exact format of such a response, but the
 following points are noteworthy:
 
  * The HTTP version is actually ignored; it must simply be there for
 following points are noteworthy:
 
  * The HTTP version is actually ignored; it must simply be there for

-   completeness.
+   completeness. For the sake of forward compatibility, however,
+   handlers should output "HTTP/1.1".

 
  * In the header, Unix line endings are accepted; *htparser*(1) will
    still use CRLF line endings when passing the response to the
 
  * In the header, Unix line endings are accepted; *htparser*(1) will
    still use CRLF line endings when passing the response to the