[Info-vax] proper file format, attributes for non-binary files served by a web server

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article
<882908ae-9224-4a88-9de9-32b10b66ad42 at q8g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>,
Steven Schweda <sms.antinode at gmail.com> writes: 

>    When dealing with any program which uses the C RTL,
> Record format: Stream_LF will be most natural.  For general
> portability reasons, I try to use Stream_LF format for any
> text files which will get sent to a non-VMS system.

But this is not necessary for with files on VMS which are never
transferred elsewhere EXCEPT VIA WWW, right?

>    Imagine what must be done to handle a byte-range request
> when the source is a variable-length-record-format file with
> embedded byte counts.  Why ask for trouble?

The default OSU configuration file has a byterange hack which was to 
enable PDF files to display more quickly.  However, with faster 
connections these days, it might be more efficient to remove it.

Where else are byterange requests used?