RFC 8673 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2019
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
HTTP Random Access and Live Content
Overview
RFC 8673, “HTTP Random Access and Live Content”, is an Experimental document published in November 2019 by C. Pratt, D. Thakore, B. Stark. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
To accommodate byte-range requests for content that has data appended over time, this document defines semantics that allow an HTTP client and a server to perform byte-range GET and HEAD requests that start at an arbitrary byte offset within the representation and end at an indeterminate offset.
What “Experimental” means
Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.
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