- From: Rens Troost <rens@name.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 12:03:48 -0500
- To: kdyer@draper.com
- cc: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>, www-talk@w3.org, koen@win.tue.nl, megazone@livingston.com, rens@century.com, sdorner@qualcomm.com
> Note: only the file name should be sent and not the entire path. Correct; this is specified in 1806, since it's a security consideration. > > Once the user acknowledges the file name and location, the UA creates the > correct file-type and local file requirements on the users behalf. > > + The UAs I have tried will ignore Content-Disposition if the Content-Type > is anything other than application/octet-stream. Better documentation/standards track status will hasten adoption. > > Most of my work has been option 1, especially for files which are used in > a collaborative environment. Although we are moving into option 2 for > larger files and tarred packages. Mainly I've been doing stuff along the lines of #2, for HTTP-based automated file transfer apps.
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