Should I use HTTP or FTP to upload images from the North Pole? -
here's interesting request. client need blog north pole. connection speed on satellite phone poor, needs lean possible.
in past, they've submitted text via html form on http, , ftp'd images.
anecdotally, comfort of desk high speed broadband connection, feels http faster uploading files, compared ftp. i'm coder, know nothing of underlying technology get's data 1 part of web thought best double check people tend know lot more these things
i suppose issues are: bandwidth, & reliability.
so, given these strict conditions
- lower dialup bandwidth
- any number of small images (300x300px 72ppi)
- text data (max 1500 chars)
should use ftp or http upload images north pole?
definitely http if client , server support partial upload. reason ftp command-response protocol , lousy connection it's quite easy lose before gets uploading file. next, ftp requires 2 socket connections additional network load (and possible weak place in case of non-stable connection).
the question becomes more complicated if can't provide partial upload capability (i.e. if upload of file fails, file re-uploaded completely). need decide, if connection more slow or more unreliable (i.e. lost frequently), i.e. whether chance of connection drop higher overhead of ftp's secondary connection.
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