[tech] Integrity checks for Gemini pages

[nothien at uber.space]

Almaember <almaember at disroot.org> wrote:
> This is just an idea to, for example, allow the downloading of larger 
> files properly.

We've had discussions about other features, like including Content-Size
or Content-Length information in the response, under the same
inspiration of supporting large-file downloads (you can find them in the
mailing list archives).  The overwhelming takeaway from those
discussions was that Gemini /isn't/ really designed for large-file
transactions - you want protocols with dedicated features for it, like
FTP or HTTP even, so use those instead (or make your own!).  Gemini is
oriented towards typically short text files intended for direct
consumption by a human audience.  Everything else, IMO, is secondary.

~aravk | ~nothien