pete · October 5, 2011 03:10
diff --git a/0README b/0README
 The "/" has to be there before rack even gets to it; you cant do a GET without a path of some sort.
diff --git a/with-slash b/with-slash
 pete@aku:~$ echo -ne 'GET / HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n' | netcat localhost 80
 HTTP/1.0 200 OK
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diff --git a/without-slash b/without-slash
 pete@aku:~$ echo -ne 'GET  HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n' | netcat localhost 80
 HTTP/1.0 400 Bad Request
 Content-Type: text/html
 Content-Length: 349
 Connection: close
 Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:05:54 GMT
 Server: lighttpd/1.4.28
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	pete@aku:~$ echo -ne 'GET / HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n' \| netcat localhost 80
	HTTP/1.0 200 OK
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	pete@aku:~$ echo -ne 'GET HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n' \| netcat localhost 80
	HTTP/1.0 400 Bad Request
	Content-Type: text/html
	Content-Length: 349
	Connection: close
	Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:05:54 GMT
	Server: lighttpd/1.4.28
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