- From: <what@keepthebyte.ch>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 01:20:45 +0100
On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:28:59 -0500, "MegaZone" <megazone at megazone.org> said: > Once upon a time what at keepthebyte.ch shaped the electrons to say... > > Another idea: how about a "compress" flag - the UA compresses (zip) the > > file/s before sending - that could reduce upload time dramatically and > > improve user experience. The document management system vendors would > > love this feature. > > Should the allowed compression system(s) be specified? (zip, gzip, > bzip2...) What if the UA is incapable of compression, this would be > an optional action, yes? How intelligent should the UA be about this? > Compressing a compressed file, or a binary, is probably more wasteful > than useful. compression system(s) be specified > yes (but I'm the wrong man to choose which one) compression optional action > yes (the server can request it but can not expect to get it back in the compressed format - backward comp. with old UA) Compressing a compressed file > well, if the server requests it (the author of the form has chosen to use the compression) - then it would be that way. Keep the byte. Cedric
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