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Re: Proper HTTP Support

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From: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00
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"Colin B Maharaj" <noreply@myhost.com> wrote in message 
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> Note: I did not use the HTTP Server component that came with Indy9.

Why not?

> Then, in the last few months I have been able to add HTTP Deflate
> using the ZLIB Library

Indy 10 has native support for GZip and Deflate.

> If I move to Indy10 and the HTTP Server lock, stock and barrel,
> will I be getting SSL, Deflate and If-None-Match/304 support in
> the server

If-None-Match, no.  The others, yes.

> I saw a brief description of Indy10 support for 'A' as in WSA
> Asynchronous support

Indy 10 does not have any WSA asynchronous support in it.

> claiming to be better supported for many thousands of connections.

What you are referring to is separate add-on framework (the SuperCore 
package) that was never finished.  It is very outdated now as it has not 
been worked on for a long time.

> But I remember years ago I saw (heard) (cannot remember) that
> Indy is based on blocking server technology for it implementation

Yes.  Indy has always used blocking sockets.

> What's the story with this, should I go with indy10 new super core 
> structure or stick with the blocking model.

Since SuperCore does not work, you have to stay with the blocking model.


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