Re: [Exist-open] incorrect file size via webdav (4096 B)

[Joe W. <jo...@gm...>]

> and now I found this issue is actually documented right in the exist-docs:
> http://exist-db.org/exist/apps/doc/webdav.xml

You found the right page - I was about to respond with this.

> so, i guess:
> if all else fails, read the manual ;)
> and I will try to get another client
> (BitKinex actually works fine, but I was trying to map the endpoint to a
> drive)

Perhaps NetDrive should be added to the list of "user agents" that
require exact file sizes?  Quoting from the webdav docs:

"As a workaround, eXist-db detects the OSX finder via the "user-agent"
HTTP header and switches for PROPFIND into a kind of OSX compatibility
mode where all XML documents in a collection are serialized to
determine the exact sizes of these documents."

That said, even if NetDrive were added to this list, you would find
performance much worse than with a WebDAV client that doesn't care
about the exact size of a document.  Thus, in the case of Mac, Dannes
recommends using CyberDuck or Transmit rather than the Mac OS X
Finder.

Joe