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000823-2:

Discuss methods in HTTP to select the natural language in which a document is delivered

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The "Accept-Language" header in a request can specify a list of preferred languages with priorities. The "Content-Language" header in a response can specify the language of the delivered document. Combined with the "Vary" header, a server can tell which variants of a document, so that the client can choose which variant to request. A new header "Alternate", more powerful than "Vary" may be added to HTTP in the future. In practical usage when this is written (November 2000), only the Accept-Language is widely supported.

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000823-2:	Discuss methods in HTTP to select the natural language in which a document is delivered
Answer:	The "Accept-Language" header in a request can specify a list of preferred languages with priorities. The "Content-Language" header in a response can specify the language of the delivered document. Combined with the "Vary" header, a server can tell which variants of a document, so that the client can choose which variant to request. A new header "Alternate", more powerful than "Vary" may be added to HTTP in the future. In practical usage when this is written (November 2000), only the Accept-Language is widely supported.