In that case, why not use message/partial with a content length on
each part, and a total on the final part?
> 3. Use multipart/* and a new, binary, self-delimiting encoding.
[...]
> (3) has not been invented yet.
No, the mechanism in the current encoding scheme just isn't being used
yet.
> I'm in favor of (3).
So am I, especially when you consider that the only objection is an
oversight.
<mike