RFC 2068 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1

http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited