Hop-by-hop vs end-to-end HTTP headers

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Hop-by-hop and end-to-end headers in HTTP! ๐ŸŒ

Hop-by-Hop: Processed by each intermediary (like proxies) and not forwarded (e.g., Connection, Keep-Alive).

End-to-End: Carried the entire path to the final recipient (e.g., Content-Type, User-Agent)

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