Marcos Caceres wrote:
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 10:17 PM, mike amundsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Marcos:
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I'm sure it could be done. But how can this be done easily with Apache or IIS?
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Since Apache and IIS are HTTP servers, you can use the HTTP Headers to
send hash data. Using the ETag is the most common, but if you like,
you can propose a new HTTP Header ("X-Widget-Hash").
I know I should be able to do to send HTTP headers, but the question
is still *how*? I mean, for Apache, do I modify the .htaccess file? if
so, what do I put in there? If I can get a web server to send a custom
ETag or Widget-Hash easily enough, then the solution is doable so long
as its also easy to replicate in IIS and on any other web server.
*Sending* a custom etag is not sufficient; Apache needs to be aware of
it, otherwise all the conditional HTTP stuff will stop working.
FWIW, if it comes down to having to introduce a custom HTTP header,
then I definitely think we should dump this solution.
What about Content-MD5?
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BR, Julian
