Re: File Upload Problems (HELP!)

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 35795
interpreted = N
texte = Well, the 24k limitation would explain it! Thanks to everybody for the help, everything is working great now that I'm using the plug-in.IanOn 8/6/00 at 6:49 PM, wkozak@orchidvue.com (Wendell Kozak) wrote:> As I recall (it has been a long time since I used an acgi) an acgi > can only send/receive data in 24K chunks due to a limitation in the > MacOS. There is also a substantial delay in WebSTAR communicating > with an acgi... so plug-ins are definitely faster. > > Before WebSTAR 4.0 was released, http and https requests needed to > be handled by separate servers (usually the same machine)... > therefore lots of WebSTAR users would use the WebCat acgi (even > though they would have rather used the plug-in) so the two servers > could use the same WebCat databases. But that is not the case > anymore. I was surprised to see the acgi as part of the WebCat 4.x > package, but I would have to assume it is only for those that need to > run WebCat 4.x on pre-WebSTAR 4.x servers. > > Cheers. Wendell > > > > At 13:21 8/6/00, Ian Baxter wrote: > >Well, I just converted my server over to use the plug-in and it > >appears to have > >WORKED!!! I wonder if anyone else has had the same problem with the ACGI?? > > > >Can someone else running the ACGI on a Mac w/WebStar could do a file > >upload test > >in Store Builder? I'm unable to upload anything over about 24k in size. > > > >Running the plug-in seems to have fixed it for now though. > > > >BTW, are there any other benefits to running the plug-in instead of the ACGI? > >Speed? > > > >Thanks again, > >Ian > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: File Upload Problems (HELP!) (Ian Baxter 2000)
  2. Re: File Upload Problems (HELP!) (Wendell Kozak 2000)
  3. Re: File Upload Problems (HELP!) (Ian Baxter 2000)
  4. Re: File Upload Problems (HELP!) (Jesse Proudman (Lists Account) 2000)
  5. Re: File Upload Problems (HELP!) (Ian Baxter 2000)
  6. Re: File Upload Problems (HELP!) (Wendell Kozak 2000)
  7. Re: File Upload Problems (HELP!) (Ian Baxter 2000)
  8. Re: File Upload Problems (HELP!) (Peter Werno 2000)
  9. File Upload Problems (HELP!) (Ian Baxter 2000)
Well, the 24k limitation would explain it! Thanks to everybody for the help, everything is working great now that I'm using the plug-in.IanOn 8/6/00 at 6:49 PM, wkozak@orchidvue.com (Wendell Kozak) wrote:> As I recall (it has been a long time since I used an acgi) an acgi > can only send/receive data in 24K chunks due to a limitation in the > MacOS. There is also a substantial delay in WebSTAR communicating > with an acgi... so plug-ins are definitely faster. > > Before WebSTAR 4.0 was released, http and https requests needed to > be handled by separate servers (usually the same machine)... > therefore lots of WebSTAR users would use the WebCat acgi (even > though they would have rather used the plug-in) so the two servers > could use the same WebCat databases. But that is not the case > anymore. I was surprised to see the acgi as part of the WebCat 4.x > package, but I would have to assume it is only for those that need to > run WebCat 4.x on pre-WebSTAR 4.x servers. > > Cheers. Wendell > > > > At 13:21 8/6/00, Ian Baxter wrote: > >Well, I just converted my server over to use the plug-in and it > >appears to have > >WORKED!!! I wonder if anyone else has had the same problem with the ACGI?? > > > >Can someone else running the ACGI on a Mac w/WebStar could do a file > >upload test > >in Store Builder? I'm unable to upload anything over about 24k in size. > > > >Running the plug-in seems to have fixed it for now though. > > > >BTW, are there any other benefits to running the plug-in instead of the ACGI? > >Speed? > > > >Thanks again, > >Ian > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Ian Baxter

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