Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 12:09:18 +0100 From: Jos Backus <Jos.Backus@nl.origin-it.com> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> Cc: Jos Backus <jbackus@plex.nl>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ftpd feature: lock file being stored Message-ID: <19991105120918.C2328@hal.mpn.cp.philips.com> In-Reply-To: <7628.941799522@axl.noc.iafrica.com>; from sheldonh@uunet.co.za on Fri, Nov 05, 1999 at 12:58:42PM %2B0200 References: <19991105113929.B2328@hal.mpn.cp.philips.com> <7628.941799522@axl.noc.iafrica.com>
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On Fri, Nov 05, 1999 at 12:58:42PM +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
> Then it's your _script_ that should do careful locking to avoid tripping
> up over itself, surely? :-)
Yeah, in fact it does, it uses lockf ;-p
> Let me take a step back. I'm not saying that what you're doing to ftpd
> is wrong. I'm saying that it's probably not worthwhile adding this
> feature to the stock ftpd when it's such a quirky work-around.
Hm, I wouldn't call it quirky. It would be nice to hear what others think
though. I've already received one positive private reply.
> I have several local hacks to ftpd which I think are very useful, but I
> don't think they should be added to FreeBSD's ftpd because they're not
> general solutions to wide-spread problems.
I'm in the anti-bloat camp, and I agree with this sentiment.
Cheers,
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