# Re: a better ftp URL

John C Klensin (KLENSIN@INFOODS.MIT.EDU)
Sun, 05 Dec 1993 19:37:34 -0500 (EST)

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    Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1993 19:37:34 -0500 (EST)

    From: John C Klensin <KLENSIN@INFOODS.MIT.EDU>

    Subject: Re: a better ftp URL

    In-Reply-To: <199312052340.SAA13429@wilma.cs.utk.edu>

    To: moore@CS.UTK.EDU

    Message-Id: <755138254.800089.KLENSIN@INFOODS.UNU.EDU>

>I think my main point about the FTP URL is that it is important
>that it include precise instructions as to what sequence
>of USER/PASS/TYPE/CWD/RETR is required. We should not require
>...

Complete agreement here. In that context, my note was only intended to
point out that even a small set of heuristics -- one-step CWD
decomposition-- could get one into fairly significant trouble.

And, worst case -- but clearly getting into Marshall's "other 10%" (a
topic on which I'm not sure I completely agree with him) -- that should
be
USER/PASS/TYPE/CWD/ ACCT/STRU/MODE [/ maybe SITE] /RETR

--john

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