Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: limit size with util::http::get

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4: Re: limit size with util::http::get (response to 1)
Posted by Gustaf Neumann on 04/26/25 01:51 PM
I have extended now the semantics in NaviServer to handle also the cases, where no content-length is provided:
  • If the response includes a Content-Length header, the value is used for comparison, and the request is stopped after processing the header.
  • If no Content-Length header is present, the request is canceled once the number of received bytes exceeds the specified value.
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5: Re: limit size with util::http::get (response to 4)
Posted by Michael Aram on 04/26/25 02:02 PM
Sounds great!

I could imagine cases though, where one wants to receive only the "head" of a file even if there is a content-length header. So maybe the decision regarding the variant could be left to the user?

Just an idea. All the best!