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Did someone also pointed out that CRLF is a pointless Microsoftian archaism? There's no need anymore to use two characters to mark the end of a line.
by astrobe_ 7y ago
Did someone also pointed out that CRLF is a pointless Microsoftian archaism? There's no need anymore to use two characters to mark the end of a line.
- spc476 7y agoYes, several times. It was kept in because other text based protocols (like SMTP, HTTP) also specify the use of CRLF, at least for the request.
- Aeolun 7y agoIt also doesn’t really hurt anyone, though it would be nice if new protocols could try to remove the need from their specs. We’re going to build new clients and servers anyway, so might as well handle just /n
- WoodenChair 7y ago> It also doesn’t really hurt anyone Well it does. Extra characters in the HTTP spec end up getting sent trillions of times per year over the Internet costing real money in bandwidth in aggregate.