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And this is why we use actual web servers, that are HTTP compliant (it takes years), to handle incoming HTTP requests from the Internet. 90% of the "web framework" I've played with only have limited HTTP support and must not be directly on port 80.


What "actual web server" HTTP/1.1 compliant would you recommend, since this article tends to show that no "actual web server" handle it correctly ?


Leaving aside the pesky little issue of what the spec actually says, in practice Apache or nginx will serve nicely.




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