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@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +This is a very basic HTTP server, designed for real-time server sent +event streams. BEWARE: the server offers little to no security +features. + +The server supports: +- the standard HTTP "GET" method for retrieval of events. +- a custom "UPDATE" method to send events. +- HTTP 1.0 and 1.1 connections. HTTP 1.1 uses chunked mode. + +The server is hard-coded to listen on TCP *:1180. + +Design +------ +The design concept is: + +public ------ apache reverse ----- event ------ data gathering +internet proxy httpd server application + +The reverse proxy is responsible for controlling public access to the +event streams served by the mini-httpd event server; the event server +itself should not be publically accessible. |