On 2007/03/21 14:29, Jeffrey Goldberg seems to have typed: > <Rant> > As an aside, I'd like to rant that there is no reason for ftp to > exist anymore. Sure it is stateful in a way that HTTP isn't, but > that isn't enough to justify its continued use. > > <Qualification> > Of course having recently displayed my ignorance of how these > things work, > I'm in no position to make such proclamations. > </Qualification> > </Rant>
Two reasons: 1) FTP supports "resume" for a partial download 2) HTTP has a tendency to timeout on large files unless your httpd.conf sets an unreasonably long timeout. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
