Re: [MacPerl] file upload CGI

[David Steffen <steffen@biomedcomp.com>]

I said:

>> By "a protocol" I assume you refer to .acgi vs .cgi, John.

and John W Baxter replied

>No...I meant a protocol for returning the results of the script.
>There is a special form of the initial response which says "the data
>are coming, the data are coming".  Then a series of responses (keyed
>to the particular request) is sent containing 32K or less of data
>each, and saying "more data are coming", then a final reply (with or
>without content) saying "no more data".

Unless I am confused, the suffix .acgi (instead of the normal suffix of
.cgi) is the signal to WebSTAR to invoke the protocol to which John refers,
and the remainder of my previous message stands.  My apologies for not
being clear; corrections and enlightenment joyfully accepted.

-David-

David Steffen, Ph.D.
President, Biomedical Computing, Inc. <http://www.biomedcomp.com/>
Phone: (713) 610-9770 FAX: (713) 610-9769 E-mail: steffen@biomedcomp.com



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