Ftp-WG: NLST vs MLSD

On 15 Oct 2002 at 9:04, Frank da Cruz wrote:

> Standard wildcard syntax would be nice -- as opposed to regexp syntax,
> which is similar but different.  Something akin to C-shell wildcards might
> well cover most cases, but with some consideration to the way "." is a hard
> separator in most file systems, but not in Unix.  And to the way Unix
> treats filenames that start with ".".  And the device-directory
> distinction.  And... and...  Anyway, it might turn out that server-side
> wildcard interpretation is needed in practice, and if that demands a
> standard wildcard notation, then one will emerge.
> 
> - Frank

I think this is a reasonable statement.

Would you be willing to write up an "RFC" for "a standard server-side wildcard 
specification"?




Brad Clements,                [email protected]   (315)268-1000
http://www.murkworks.com                          (315)268-9812 Fax
AOL-IM: BKClements