Re: publicfile peculilarities, ftpd trouble

> > is publicfile's ftpd intended more for a graphical ftp browser, or is
> > EPLF (established in '96) just not well-recognized among other clients
> > right now?
> 
> The latter; technical superiority often has a hard time competing
> against entrenched mediocrity.  8-)

EPLF might be easier to parse, but it is still not technically
superior. It is missing, for instance, a fact flag for the PUT'ability
of a file. (Because publicfile doesn't support PUT, DJB deigned not to
include that information in the EPLF specification).

jeff

> 
> - Adrian
> 

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