Re: [xml-dev] Re: Binary Encoding using Base64

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Andrzej Jan Taramina <>
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2003-01-27T18:22:28Z
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Re: [xml-dev] Re: Binary Encoding using Base64
Rich said:

> What spec says linebreaks are not allowed in base64?

I stand corrected....RFC 2045 (MIME encodings) specifically allow whitespace 
in the Base64 data stream, and it specifies that decoders should ignore such 
whitespace.

I was told by Sun that the reverse was true...figures!  Note that Sun's Web 
Services implementation (JWSDP) currently does not ignore the whitespace 
and thus dies if it is talking to a .NET web service that is sending Base64 
encoded data.


Andrzej Jan Taramina
Chaeron Corporation: Enterprise System Solutions
http://www.chaeron.com