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Subject: Re: [9fans] extensions of "interest"
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andrey mirtchovski wrote:
> i propose an extension to HTTP (call it HTTPeeLite) which allows me to
> specify in my request to that webpage the format in which i prefer to
> receive the man page. a 'setup' exchange can be sent beforehand to
> establish the available types of documentation (.doc, .pdf, .tex,
> .rtf, etc).
>
>
>
Already part of HTTP

Accept: application/msword; q=1, application/pdf;
q=0.5,application/x-troff-ms; q=0.3

q is the level of preference, you'll get word docs first