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> - Server push support

Couldn't a multi-part document already do this?

> - Mandatory encryption support

Couldn't they just have said "OK, HTTP 1.2 MUST be done over a TLS connection?" Also, didn't the TLS-always idea go away recently?

The downsides also include reïmplementing much of level 4 (congestion management, flow control, &c) and all of the complexity that goes with it.




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