# Re: File Type/Directory Annotation for FTP URL Spec

Tim Berners-Lee (timbl@www3.cern.ch)
Tue, 30 Nov 93 14:11:53 +0100

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    Date: Tue, 30 Nov 93 14:11:53 +0100

    From: Tim Berners-Lee <timbl@www3.cern.ch>

    Message-Id: <9311301311.AA00260@www3.cern.ch>

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

    Subject: Re: File Type/Directory Annotation for FTP URL Spec

I propose taht it is "heuristic" as that is the only way
one can follow an FTP directory tree in general.

Tim BL

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Sender: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1993 23:56:29 PST

The proposal makes the transfer type optional. What is the
interpretation when it is left out?

Is the default type for FTP to be 'ascii', 'binary', 'unspecified',
or
'heuristic'?

Right now it is 'heuristic': i.e., if you don't say, the client
guesses. Is that to remain?

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