Re: Searching for concensus on Pub Control (Re: Consensus call: PacePubControl)

[Tim Bray <Tim.Bray@xxxxxxx>]

On Jul 21, 2005, at 2:37 PM, Ezra Cooper wrote:

> Actually, for transferring the bits of an image, I prefer using PUT  
> to a so-called Generic Resource. The idea of having an XML wrapper  
> around that kind of raw data was shot down on the list a long time  
> ago. At least one reason is that base64 gives you a 33% increase in  
> transfer size, which is a burden, particuarly for mobile clients.

Why can't you POST an image or whatever in binary form to a generic  
collection via the editURI?  The protocol shouldn't get in the way.  - 
Tim