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

[Robert Sayre <mint@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim Bray wrote:
> 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. 

POST binary bits to a collection to add jpeg.
To edit, PUT binary bits to the URI the server picked for it.

Robert Sayre