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List:       kde-debian
Subject:    Re: apt protocol handler
From:       Kevin Krammer <kevin.krammer () gmx ! at>
Date:       2004-01-20 9:38:04
Message-ID: 200401201038.13990.kevin.krammer () gmx ! at
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On Tuesday 20 January 2004 08:51, Simon Edwards wrote:
> A small technical point. You don't need a new URL protocol per se.
> Consider:
>
> * The user clicks on the install now link.
> * The link is to a small text file containing info about the new apt
> source. * The server sends the file with the mimetype
> application/x-aptsource for example.
>
> * Client side application/x-aptsource is associated with your small handler
> program.
> * Konq downloads the file and starts your handler.
> * The handler does its thing.
>
> This is the same way that realaudio streams are started. No special
> foobar:// protocols.

Good point!

Is this something a website author can easily set?
Does he/she have to change httpd settings?

Cheers,
Kevin

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Kevin Krammer <kevin.krammer@gmx.at>
Qt/KDE Developer, Debian User
www.mrunix.de - Unix/Linux programming forum
www.qtforum.org - Qt programming forum

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