[6176] in www-talk@info.cern.ch
Re: File upload in HTML forms
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fisher Mark)
Mon Oct 17 08:15:50 1994
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 13:13:15 +0100
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From: Fisher Mark <FisherM@is3.indy.tce.com>
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Larry Masinter writes in <94Oct15.171137pdt.2760@golden.parc.xerox.com>:
>(8) isn't necessarily done by the browser, but by a 'helper'
>application that can deal with the file upload request. The browser
>doesn't send them to the *same* CGI script, but rather sends back a
>set of transfer requests.
Which requires no state, no connection, and no changes to HTTP. I think I
have even seen on the list mention of similar "multiple sequential script"
schemes in other contexts. The osmotic pressure of a new idea must not have
been quite enough to penetrate my thick skull last week :)...
So -- what say you, browser writers? This capability is a powerful
extension of the Web. But it needs to be: a) added to HTML; and b) coded
into a browser. Any takers?
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Mark Fisher Thomson Consumer Electronics
fisherm@indy.tce.com Indianapolis, IN
"Just as you should not underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon
traveling 65 mph filled with 8mm tapes, you should not overestimate
the bandwidth of FTP by mail."
