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From: Mike Barcroft <mike@FreeBSD.org>
To: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/ftp fetch.c
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Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> writes:
> Why does ftp(1) have HTTP capability, anyway?  I think the only reason
> someone would use it instead of fetch(1) is when they want an
> interactive interface, which ftp(1) provides for FTP, but not HTTP.
> If it really does need HTTP capability for some reason, it should
> really use fetch(3).  Why duplicate code when it's not necessary?

It was originally from NetBSD's ftp(1), I believe.  I also don't see
the need for duplicate functionality here.  But since we will
eventually be using lukemftp (aka NetBSD's ftp(1)) anyway, there's
no point in removing the functionality.

Best regards,
Mike Barcroft

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