[MacPerl] Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Mac FTP

[pudge@pobox.com (Chris Nandor)]

At 11.17 7/31/97, Jon S. Jaques wrote:
>> Other transfer programs are often disasters.
>
>Again, even Fetch isn't even good enough to be "2nd rate." It seems to me
>that if nobody has written fool proof FTP for the Mac yet, that it may not
>EVER happen.
>
>Please refute me! I'm an NT administrator, and that's my preferance, but I
>really want to help my Mac clients be the best that they can be, and if we
>can help each other learn, and maybe even fix some major issues, then I'm
>all for it. (Besides, who wants to see BillyG at the top of the heap? Not
>me! ;D) Not to mention the fact that it'd make *my* life a whole lot easier
>if my PC wasn't the only machine in the house that can reliably make
>large-scale site transfers!

The only way FTP for any platform can be considered "foolproof" is if you
have artificial intelligence driving it.  So don't hold your breath ...

I know, though, that I've had as many problems with Windows FTP clients as
with Macs.  More problems, actually.  But it usually comes down to line
endings.

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Chris Nandor             pudge@pobox.com             http://pudge.net/
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