[geeklog-devel] WebDAV

[Thomas Koch]

Am Samstag 23 Februar 2008 21:33:01 schrieb Dirk Haun:

> Blaine Lang wrote:

> >One of the use cases I wanted to see WebDAV used for was:

> > > An intranet use, where a user can save documents to the GL Filemgmt

> >

> >plugin (or other FM plugin) and open it later in WORD as an example.

>

> Right, seems I misjudged the overlap somewhat. WebDAV is mainly dealing

> with files, while Atompub is mainly aimed at the site's content.

>

> >How would Atom be used to upload a file?

>

> You can upload any sort of file through Atompub. Which is why I want to

> see upload of story images implemented in Atompub[1].

>

> >what would the client be?

>

> Yeah, clients are rare[2] for Atompub at the moment.

>

> >Can Atom get around the POST limit of uploading files or make that

> >process of uploading large files better as in provide better progress

> >indication?

>

> No, I don't think so.

>

>

> Okay, so my argument doesn't hold up. I'll admit I didn't really see

> much use for it last time around but maybe it's just not used in areas

> I'm familiar with.

>

> Anyway, let's leave it in then.

>

> Btw, I see we had only one application for the WebDAV project last year

> and you gave it a -2 ;-)

>

> bye, Dirk

>

> [1] <http://wiki.geeklog.net/wiki/index.php/SoC_webservices_revisited>

> [2] <http://wiki.geeklog.net/wiki/index.php/Using_the_Webservices#Clients>



Hi geeks,

FYI: http://www.ezcomponents.org/docs/tutorials/Webdav

A fresh, unit-tested, well documented, PHP5 WebDAV component. Would be glad to 
see it used in other projects, too.

Cheers,

Thomas Koch
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Thomas Koch, Software Developer
http://www.koch.ro