- From: Herriot, Robert <Robert.Herriot@pahv.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 20:39:28 -0700
- To: IETF Applications Area general discussion list <discuss@apps.ietf.org>
I have submitted a new IETF draft on the Application/Multiplexed Content-Type. Its URL is http://search.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-herriot-application-multiplexed -00.txt This draft is simpler than the two previous drafts for Application/BatchBeep and Multipart/Interleaved and results from feedback about the two previous drafts. An Application/Multiplexed entity consists of one or more chunks. Each chunk starts with a chunk header line whose syntax is: "CHK" SP messageNumber SP length SP isMore CR LF For example, message 3 split into two chunks might have the headers "CHK 3 512 Y CR LF" and "CHK 3 358 N CR LF". The last chunk is an empty chunk with just the header line "CHK 0 0 N CR LF". I intend for the proposed solution to solve a useful class of printing problems that Multipart/Related does not solve. I also recognize that a protocol would solve and even wider class of problems, but there are cases in the printing world where a single stream of bytes is a better solution than a protocol, e.g. when the submitter of the print job doesn't hang around until the printing occurs. I would appreciate comments. Bob Herriot
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