[tech] Integrity checks for Gemini pages

[tidux at sdf.org]

On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 11:33:31PM +0100, nothien@uber.space wrote:
 
> 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.

In the Gemini tradition of multi-schema URI support you could even use
a Bittorrent magnet: URI.  As long as you the capsule owner are seeding
the torrent, it's just as good, and doesn't require a third party
hosting service even if your capsule is on restricted shared hosting.

For simple files like images, PDFs, or EPUBs, Gemini itself will be
fine.