- From: Yusuf Motiwala <yusuf@mesibo.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2025 19:57:25 +0530
- To: ietf-http-wg@w3.org
- Message-ID: <CALHxHc8OnONy19A_6=_SVvuvHjVNS1YytFYLDKqy0f-pWJMcxw@mail.gmail.com>
Hi all, I would like to request Working Group consideration of draft-motiwala-consolidated-multipart-params-00: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-motiwala-consolidated-multipart-params/ The draft describes an efficiency pattern for multipart/form-data uploads where multiple text parameters are combined into a single application/x-www-form-urlencoded part. This reduces the parameter overhead by 45–60% in production deployments while remaining fully compatible with RFC 7578. Key properties: - Uses only existing, standardized media types - Requires no protocol changes or extensions - Fully backward compatible (non-aware servers treat it as standard form data) - Deployed in production for over two years, with high-volume uploads RFC 7578 defines multipart/form-data but does not address efficiency considerations for parameter-heavy forms. This document fills that gap by specifying a standards-compliant pattern already permitted by MIME and HTTP. I believe this fits within the HTTPBIS scope, and I am willing to continue as editor. Feedback and comments are welcome. Thanks, Yusuf Motiwala
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