My apologies I was being way too pedantic. You're obviously right about the standard and that some implementations do not follow the standard. I'll even admit complete defeat since I must have skipped over this part, "this server accepts." I was really just objecting to the phrasing of "bare minimum" largely because I'd encountered implementations that do not match specification. But also, the part, "for me to request the website from it" does not quite match the language of the rfc. Therefore, my argument has been reduced to "screaming into the void" is a way to request the website from a server.
