anything over http (including webservices) might / should support http compression.
i.e., it be able to uncompress streams with a 'Content-Encoding: gzip' before passing it onto the web service. its worth a test :) -saad --- Philip Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Julia Lerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Beware that the webclient class, which has > fileupload and filedownload > > methods currently does not support FTP, though it > will in Whidbey. > > Good point. I'll just add a couple of points I > thought of while skimming the > posts. > > FTP is almost always a poor choice for file > transfer. There was some reference > to the idea that the protocol might be more > efficient than other techniques, > and that is simply not the case. Beyond that- > - authentication is always in clear text unless you > can control both endpoints > and use a different product support alternate > transports like ssl or ssh > - data packets have the same issue > - AFAIK ftp has no support to byte range requests > which have been used in http > downloads by clients to support robust recovery in > the event of lost > connections > > I would also say that a ~3mb file transfer may not > be worth the effort to > compress, thought the task is certainly made easier > with the previously > mentioned tools that support the web server > initiated compression > > Two options not discussed or given much thought I > think I worth considering. > - simple xml over http without soap. That ~3mb > request is not really enhanced > by packaging up in soap envelopes is it? Could the > url provide the context for > the request? > - try webdav which is the file oriented mechanism > for http > > > Philip - http://blogs.xcskiwinn.org/panmanphil > "There's a difference between righteous anger and > just being crabby" - Barbara > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor� > http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor� http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
