# Re: Unresolved URL issues

Peter Deutsch (peterd@bunyip.com)
Fri, 18 Mar 1994 11:29:34 -0500

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    From: Peter Deutsch <peterd@bunyip.com>

    Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 11:29:34 -0500

    In-Reply-To: Larry Masinter's message as of Mar 17, 19:21

    To: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>, moore@cs.utk.edu

    Subject: Re: Unresolved URL issues

Hi all,

[ Larry wrote: ]

. . .
> Do is your argument against the `multiple CWD' interpretation one of
> aesthetics or efficiency? I think 'smart clients' could probably
> recognize a FTP greeting from their favorite style of FTP server, if
> need be.

I do believe "aesthetics" is a pretty important design
consideration. Without voting one way or the other in this
particular debate, I think as a general principle we
should avoid choices which place too much dependence upon
"smart clients" as I can't help but see them as examples of
special casing, which seems to imply our architecture is
not as clean as it could be.

- peterd

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