An octet stream is the binary version of a MIME-type file. MIME-type files are those sent and received through browsers, servers and web clients. An octet is an eight-bit byte.
- What Is an 'octet Stream'? An octet stream is the binary version of a MIME-type file. MIME-type files are those sent and received through browsers, servers and web clients. An octet is an eight-bit byte. An octet-stream file may be any file format such as an.exe or.jpeg renamed during transmission.
- Some other kind of data, typically either uninterpreted binary data or information to be processed by a mail-based application. The primary subtype, 'octet-stream', is to be used in the case of uninterpreted binary data, in which case the simplest recommended action is to offer to write the information into a file for the user.
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commented May 2, 2017
My understanding is that the Java SDK sets by default a On the other hand, I've noticed that files uploaded via AWS CLI's Uploading a file via the S3 Web console produces a I was wondering if you had any comment on this difference between |
referenced this issue May 2, 2017
Merged[MODE-2692] Return null MIME type in case of 'application/octet-stream' #1656
commented May 2, 2017
Hi don't believe the CLI actually sets Per the S3 docs, the default is |
commented May 2, 2017
Oops sorry looks like I didn't read your question close enough! I'm not sure what the exact reason is for the discrepancy but I suspect it's because |
commented May 3, 2017
Hum, if the default behavior can't be changed (what kind of 'subtle change' do you expect by the way?), what about an option to specify the default MIME type? Corel Draw Graphics Suite X7 Keygen is advanced and new graphics software. Corel draw x7 free download. |
commented May 3, 2017
As far as breaking change, customers may be relying on the fact that the default MIME for objects uploaded using the Java SDK to be Do you expect all of your objects to have Another option might be a custom We can also look into adding a default object MIME if that would be easiest for you. |
commented May 3, 2017
Thanks for the tips on the various methods available. |
commented May 3, 2017 • edited
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Are you referring to
? I was imagining just a new option like |
commented May 3, 2017
Yes, I think such an option would be useful. That would even give some API visibility to the fact that the Java SDK uses a 'non-standard' default MIME type. |
Binary Application Octet Stream
commented May 4, 2017
Mime Application Octet Stream
By the way, speaking of |