# Re: Unresolved URL issues

Larry Masinter (masinter@parc.xerox.com)
Thu, 17 Mar 1994 19:21:58 PST

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    To: moore@cs.utk.edu

    In-Reply-To: moore@cs.utk.edu's message of Thu, 17 Mar 1994 12:44:03 -0800 <94Mar17.124410pst.2737@golden.parc.xerox.com>

    Subject: Re: Unresolved URL issues

    From: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>

    Message-Id: <94Mar17.192201pst.2732@golden.parc.xerox.com>

    Date: 	Thu, 17 Mar 1994 19:21:58 PST

Issue:
does a/b/c/d

mean 1) CWD a ; CWD b ; CWD c ; RETR d
or 2) CWD a/b/c RETR d

> Unless someone can demonstrate a (real) case where zero or one CWD commands will
> NOT work, I strongly prefer that the FTP URL *not* specify repeated CWD commands.

The problem is that the delimiters differ from file system to
file system; if you want to FTP hd:folder:foo:baz from a macintosh,
you'd have to write ftp://mac12.silly.com/hd:folder:foo/baz.

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.

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