Re: ftp using Netscape 4.7

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>]

>>>>> "Fredric" == Fredric Fredricson <fredric.fredriksson@example.com> writes:

    Fredric> And also that [FTP reget] is sort of non-standard in some
    Fredric> way.

Optional, but standard.

    Fredric> Filename completion is hardly interesting in a
    Fredric> point-and-click environment and

Go to ftp://ftp.lab.kdd.co.jp/internet-doc/in-notes/ and enjoy
pointing out a half-dozen RFCs.  That directory is only about 3000
files....

    Fredric> scripting is also something you choose not to do.

    Fredric> And by the way, come to think of it it is often not
    Fredric> obvious if it is ftp or http that is used to download a
    Fredric> file.

Agreed, if you don't need the features of a real FTP client (ie, you
have time and keystrokes to burn, or don't do much downloading),
Netscape is fine.

But some people do do enough downloading that they prefer the FTP
client.

    Fredric> (But I am pretty sure http does not provide "resume
    Fredric> download").

RFC 2616
14.35.2 Range Retrieval Requests

   HTTP retrieval requests using conditional or unconditional GET
   methods MAY request one or more sub-ranges of the entity, instead of
   the entire entity, using the Range request header, which applies to
   the entity returned as the result of the request:


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