# Unicorn 0.91.0 - finally supports HTTP/0.9! **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 4, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unicorn-0-91-0-finally-supports-http-0-9/174965 "2009-09-04T21:29:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ericw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/97f17d/32.png) [@ericw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericw)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unicorn-0-91-0-finally-supports-http-0-9/174965/1 "2009-09-04T21:29:35Z")
Unicorn is a Rack HTTP server for Unix, fast clients and nothing else. 18 years too late, Unicorn finally gets HTTP/0.9 support as HTTP was implemented in 1991. Shortlog as follows: Eric W. (16): Documentation updates examples/echo: “Expect:” value is case-insensitive http: make strings independent before modification http: support for multi-line HTTP headers tee\_input: fix rdoc unicorn\_http: “fix” const warning http: extension-methods allow any tokens http: support for simple HTTP/0.9 GET requests test\_http\_parser\_ng: fix failing HTTP/0.9 test case launcher: defer daemonized redirects until config is read test to ensure stderr goes _somewhere_ when daemonized http: SERVER\_PROTOCOL matches HTTP\_VERSION http: add HttpParser#headers? method Support HTTP/0.9 entity-body-only responses Redirect files in binary mode unicorn 0.91.0 - site: [http://unicorn.bogomips.org/](http://unicorn.bogomips.org/) - git: git://git.bogomips.org/unicorn.git - cgit: [Rack HTTP server for Unix and fast clients](http://git.bogomips.org/cgit/unicorn.git/) - list: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - nntp: nntp://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.ruby.unicorn.general ---
**Author:** ![ericw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/97f17d/32.png) [@ericw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericw)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unicorn-0-91-0-finally-supports-http-0-9/174965/2 "2009-09-05T21:52:13Z")
Eric W. wrote: > Unicorn is a Rack HTTP server for Unix, fast clients and nothing else. > > 18 years too late, Unicorn finally gets HTTP/0.9 support as HTTP > was implemented in 1991. Well said! I appreciate the humility and brutal honesty in this message. It reminds me that our programming endeavors, however insignificant, ought to be pursued with an open mind and joyful spirit, leaving no regrets behind. Good luck on your project and, most importantly, have fun! 🙂