Re: New FileAPI Draft | was Re: FileAPI feedback

Gregg Tavares wrote
>> The File API is meant to talk to your local file system.  It isn't a
>> "network download" API, but it seems that's what you want :-).  Perhaps I am
>> misunderstanding your question?
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> Sorry, I was told on the HTML5 list that this is where network downloads and
> archive support stuff belonged.
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> It certain seems like a good fit to me.
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This is the right working group, and the right group of people.  But the 
spec. you are commenting on is only for communication with the local 
file store, for use in conjunction with other parts of the web platform 
(e.g. XHR2).

I think network downloads and other things are legitimate work items for 
the future in this WG, perhaps as further refinements to XHR2.  Will 
Google propose them?

-- A*