Re: [Gnu-arch-users] back-building pfs updates

[Aaron Bentley]

On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 10:02:53PM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote:
> Aaron Bentley wrote:
> 
> > This is another area in which http blows.  Can we add file size data to
> > the listing files?  Should we add other file data?
> 
> HTTP HEAD should provide the necessary information, once you have the
> file name.

Content-Length?
1. Not the same as file size-- it's the size after encodings have been
performed
2. Not required
3. It appears that for a HEAD request, the content-length is 0.  Can
anyone confirm or deny?

Aaron