Re: [VPIM] Analogy to Content-Duration for Faxes


ned.freed@innosoft.com
Tue, 08 Feb 2000 11:07:40 -0800 (PST)


> In addition to its use within HTTP, one of the common mailbox formats
> also uses Content-Length: to hold the number of octets in the message.
> Systems that use this mailbox format also rewrite any existing
> content-length: header before storing the message into the mailbox to
> have the correct number of octets.

> A different header is definitely in order.

A really good point. Content-length, unfortunately, should be avoided at
all costs.

                                Ned



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