Chunked transfer encoding is a data transfer mechanism in version 1.1 of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) in which a web server serves content in a series of chunks.
Questions tagged [transfer-encoding]
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urllib2 python (Transfer-Encoding: chunked)
I used the following python code to download the html page:
response = urllib2.urlopen(current_URL)
msg = response.read()
print msg
For a page such as this one, it opens the url without error but then prints only part of the html-page!
In the…

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Transfer-Encoding: chunked in Windows Phone
I have a server response with Transfer-Encoding: chunked
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx/1.2.1
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:22:49 GMT
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Connection: keep-alive
Vary:…

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Reading "chunked" POST data in PHP
I'm trying to read the POST data from a request with "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" while it's being sent but can't get the script to fire until after all of the data has been received, is it possible to get PHP to be able to react to a chunked…

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Chunked Transfer Encoding problem with Apache Abdera
I'm using Apache Abdera to POST atom multipart data to my server, and am having some odd problems that I can't pin down.
It looks like an issue with chunked transfer encoding, but I'm insufficiently experienced to be certain. The problem manifests…

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How to enable transfer-encoding:chunked in Java on AppEngine
I have done a number of google searches on this topic, but haven't been able to find anything (other than confirmation that AppEngine ignores calls to 'resp.setHeader("transfer-encoding", xxxx)'.
My issue is that I have a server process that takes a…

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Why nodejs express zlib change header "content-encoding gzip" to "transfer-encoding chunked"
when I attempt compress a response with zlib nodejs express changes the headers.
Code:
var acceptEncoding = req.headers['accept-encoding'];
if (!acceptEncoding) { acceptEncoding = ''; }
if (acceptEncoding.match(/\bdeflate\b/)) {
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Content-Length returned in headers for chunked transfer encoding with nginx, uwsgi and flask
If I use chunked transfer encoding with nginx, uwsgi and flask I always get Content-Length in headers together with Transfer-Encoding: chunked. However, HTTP 1.1 prohibits this behaviour. I have tried to configure nginx and uwsgi to achieve desired…

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What is optimal response size for chunked transfer in ASP.NET?
I am creating a reverse proxy and I am trying to find the optimal buffer for a response size for a chunked transfer-encoding. Currently I have it set at 4 kb. Is this number OK, or is there a better size that I should be using. I would like this…

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Set maximum chunk size on chunked http response
I have created a web site (c# on Azure) which provides responses to a microcontroller (using a Texas Instruments CC3100 wifi chip).
The microcontroller has limited memory, and I would like to limit its buffer size to under 1000 bytes. I can use…

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How to download chunked data with Pythons urllib2
I'm trying to download a large file from a server with Python 2:
req = urllib2.Request("https://myserver/mylargefile.gz")
rsp = urllib2.urlopen(req)
data = rsp.read()
The server sends data with "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" and I'm only getting some…
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How to remove Transfer-Encoding: chunked in the HTTP response
I have made a HTTP endpoint (REST in Java, Spring Framework, Apache Tomcat), in which the HTTP response has the header "Transfer-Encoding: chunked". I don't know if it is created by the servlet or the server.
I don't want that the endpoint responses…

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C parsing HTTP Chunked transfer encoding response
I am developing a client that needs to parse Chunked-type HTTP transfers. I've beat my head against the wall trying to figure out the error with the following, and would appreciate it if someone might be able to catch my error a bit quicker. To sum…

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Which Content-Transfer-Encoding when sending emails via C# or there are not any difference?
I am sending emails via C# the way below
MailMessage mail = new MailMessage();
mail.To.Add(txtTestEmail.Text);
mail.From = new MailAddress("noreply@monstermmorpg.com", "MonsterMMORPG");
mail.Subject = "Test email from MonsterMMORPG";
mail.Body =…

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why is chunked transfer encoding not being respected by Firefox?
I'm streaming a large document through a Spring MVC controller running on Apache Tomcat/6.0.18
because its large, and will (eventually) be dynamically generated, I decided to use chunked Transfer-Encoding.
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import…

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Will a web browser ever send a request with the Transfer-Encoding header?
Note
This question is about requests with the Transfer-Encoding header, not responses
Yes, requests can use the Transfer-Encoding header
Transfer-Encoding is a general-header
Requests may use general-headers
One could implement a web browser…

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