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Posted to dev@httpd.apache.org by "Roy T. Fielding" <fi...@kiwi.ics.uci.edu> on 1997/11/25 03:25:58 UTC

Re: proxies and server push

>Hmm, When using netscape's server push feature (the multi
>part mime + boundary sep's) (see http://orbits.ceo.org for
>an example) and an apache proxy, I have a feeling we are
>not quite honouring the required mime parsing in our proxy.

What required MIME parsing are you thinking of?  AFAIK, server push
and actual MIME requirements are opposing concepts.

....Roy

Re: proxies and server push

Posted by Dirk-Willem van Gulik <di...@elect6.jrc.it>.
On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Roy T. Fielding wrote:

> >Hmm, When using netscape's server push feature (the multi
> >part mime + boundary sep's) (see http://orbits.ceo.org for
> >an example) and an apache proxy, I have a feeling we are
> >not quite honouring the required mime parsing in our proxy.
 
> What required MIME parsing are you thinking of?  AFAIK, server push
> and actual MIME requirements are opposing concepts.

Quite true. I sensed this coming. What would be required is header parsing
for multi-part boundary strings, and then boundary detection and sub-
sequent buffer purging. Neither are fun things to do. 

Dw.

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