darn, i was hoping someone found a way to lob 4GB globs around :D woodchuck
--- Guy Rixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > we have a similar situation in our project (AstroGrid: > http://www.astrogrid.org/). We have a service that gives access to an > on-line > data store in which the data-items range from tiny to very large. > Rather than > export the large items as attachments, we prefer a two-stage process. > > 1. Client calls the W/S to request a transfer with a particular > protocol. > W/S returns a URL for this transfer. > 2. Client transfers data to/from the URL. > > We're treating the bulk-transfer URL as ephemeral and the W/S as an > indirector > for the data-transfer. That lets us manage the data on file-servers > without exposing permanent URLs. > > If your data are private, then you need to secure the link to the > file server > as well as the link to the W/S. You could do this by including a > password, generated by the W/S, in the bulk-transfer URL; in this > case the W/S > has to manage the authorization on the file-server. Alternatively, > you could > secure access to both W/S and file-server using a client certificate > and > GridFTP for the file-transfer protocol. > > On Thu, 25 Aug 2005, Peter wrote: > > > Hi all, > > Thank you for the helps. > > I would like to explain more about my scenario maybe it help. I am > doing a > > Web Services projects . First i expose some methods like > getAllMovieNames > > using Axis. Now I want to implemement the download method and > upload method > > to download and upload movies (very big) between client and server. > > I realize that using SOAP is not enough. Is it possible to bind > SOAP with > > other data transfer protocol like FTP or data space transfer > protocol?Does > > Axis has someway to solve this problem ?how to solve this problem? > I really > > have no idea. > > > > Any ideas and any feedback would be much appreciated. > > Best regards > > peter > > > > > > On 8/25/05, Michael Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I would recommend Bit Torrent http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ > > > > > > Michael Oliver > > > CTO > > > Alarius Systems LLC > > > 6800 E. Lake Mead Blvd, #1096 > > > Las Vegas, NV 89156 > > > Phone:(702)643-7425 > > > Fax:(702)974-0341 > > > *Note new email changed from [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Davanum Srinivas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 4:05 PM > > > To: axis-user@ws.apache.org > > > Subject: Re: Axis with more than 4GB data transfer. > > > > > > kidding me? :) no, soap is not designed for this. (see other > protocols > > > - > http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Data+Space+Transfer+Protocol%22) > > > > > > -- dims > > > > > > On 8/24/05, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I am new to Axis.I have a questing for the experts. > > > > > > > > I am doing a Web Services projects. I am trying to find > information > > > > for using Axis to transfer more than 4GB data such like big > movie. My > > > > scenario is I want to upload and download big movies between > server > > > > and client using Web Service. > > > > > > > > I am not sure if I can solve this using SOAP with attachments > .I do > > > > not know if SOAP can solve this kind of problem. > > > > > > > > Any ideas and any feedback would be much appreciated > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Davanum Srinivas : http://wso2.com/ - Oxygenating The Web Service > Platform > > > > > > > > > > Guy Rixon [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Institute of Astronomy Tel: +44-1223-337542 > Madingley Road, Cambridge, UK, CB3 0HA Fax: +44-1223-337523 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com