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Features of a post-HTTP Internet?

Posted by Cliff on from the thinking-ahead dept.

Ars-Fartsica asks: "We've been living with HTTP/HTML ("the web") for a quite a while now, long enough to understand its limits for content distribution, data indexing, and link integrity. Automatic indexing, stateful-ness, whole-network views (flyovers), smart caching (P2P), rich metadata (XML), built in encryption, etc are all fresh new directions that could yield incredible experiences. Any ideas on how you would develop a post-HTTP/HTML internet?"

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  1. a better plan... by Tumbleweed · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...would be to finally switch to IPv6; that would solve a lot more problems than mucking about with HTTP. Oh yeah, that and banninating IE from the Computosphere.