Re: apt protocol handler

Kevin Krammer <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.kde.debian
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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 <[email protected]>
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