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by em-bee 1043 days ago
when i consider alternatives to http, i find that the main thing http is missing is a directory index at protocol level. it should be possible to browse the structure of a site without having to load and interpret a full html document. an index would help discovery of the site, especially, but not only for users of accessibility tools.

those who don't like html can easily host only text files if they want to. the main limitation here is the browser lacking a two pane directory/view mode