On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 03:01:44PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I need to send a HTTP request to a server, but the returned data is a custom defined
>streaming data, so it's not text or images.
>
> - In this case, can I still use the INetLib, assuming this library is available for
>now?
Yes, but the transactions are limited to 60K (that might be compressed so you might
get more out after decompression).
> - If I use INetLib on the OmniSky 2.0, does it have to go through the Web Clipping
>Proxy server?
Yes. INetLib always goes through proxies.
> - If I use the NetLib, is there any extra steps to initialize the wireless
>connection? it seems to me, the OmniSky modem is automatically initialized when you
>try to open the NetLib, is this true?
Not really, but you do have to make that set of calls.
> - When using the NetLib, is there any time or size limit to an open TCP/IP socket?
Technically not, but you have to block things like the palm autooff.
ZBoxZ (palmboxer.sourceforge.net) has a download example using both.
Not the greatest, but shows how to grab http:// using both the higher
level InetLib (HiBrowz) and NetLib (lobrowz).
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