it's not a waste, it is just how things work.
cf has absolutely no idea about what's going on the client's
machine.
are you sure it is imageREad that is "slow"? or maybe it just
takes a
while for you to upload your file?
maybe some java applets or activeX controls can do it
directly on client
side.... don't know of any though...
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Azadi Saryev
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