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Re: [cobalt-users] [RAQ4] ProFTP anonymous download location change?

>On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Greg Hewitt-Long wrote:
>
>> Reason: I have a number of fairly large downloads which we offer
>>for download via ftp - users are complaining that they want to use http
>(I know - I know...) - so rather than duplicate the files
>
>Doh...why duplicaye them...just do an
><a href = "drakemd6.zip"><b>Download DrakeMD6.ZIP</b></a><br>
>or did I misapprehend the question?


yes - you sure did.  Your method is a protocol-less file reference.  Users are emailed these locations after registration - tell me how that would work in an email...

If they are in the anonymous ftp folder, they are referenced as:

<a href="ftp://domain.com//pub/filename.ext";>FTP Download HERE</A>

Are you telling me that

<a href="http://domain.com//pub/filename.ext";>HTTP Download HERE</A>

will also work?  I don't think so - the httpd goes to the web folder, and the ftp goes into the ftp folder of the virtual site - with the default settings, I think it's impossible for the URL to reference the same file using both protocols.


>
>thom
>
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