Re^3: CGI::Application file uploads buffering

Why? This happens all the time, people download DVD images over HTTP.

We're talking about uploading, and since Content-Transfer-Encoding could be Base64, the number of bytes could be double.

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Re^4: CGI::Application file uploads buffering by afoken (Chancellor) on Mar 25, 2011 at 16:00 UTC
Content-Transfer-Encoding could be Base64, the number of bytes could be double. <beancounting>Base64 adds only 33% overhead</beancounting> But yes, uploading gigabytes via HTTP is probably not the best idea. Alexander -- Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)	[reply]
Re^5: CGI::Application file uploads buffering by Anonymous Monk on Mar 25, 2011 at 16:03 UTC
If it helps, it'll be rare, the exception that the files are this big. Normal files will be ~60-120MB, and it's a real fast network.	[reply]