Typical request (from browser to server)

GET /index.html HTTP/1.0
Accept: text/html, image/gif, image/jpeg
Accept-Language: en

Headers contain information about supported formats and languages, and information about the content.

Once the request is sent, http closes the connection and "forgets" about it.

The server might keep a log of the transaction, but it does not use the logged info to track users.

References for this and subsequent slides: puma.wellesley.edu