Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 22:30:41 GMT From: "Peter C. Lai" <sirmoo@cowbert.2y.net> To: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> Cc: Jamie Norwood <mistwolf@mushhaven.net>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OT: FTP almost gone now? (was: Re: IPFW almost works now.) Message-ID: <20010614223042.6459.qmail@d170h113.resnet.uconn.edu> In-Reply-To: <200106140031.f5E0VbA12744@cwsys.cwsent.com> References: <200106140031.f5E0VbA12744@cwsys.cwsent.com>
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Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group writes: > > Applications that use HTTP PUT and POST can be just as interactive and > useful. The reason we don't see any applications like this in > widespread use is that the nail doesn't hurt enough for anyone to do > anything about it yet. Once it does standards will change and > applications will be built. It is discussions like this that cause > people to to think and interact. After enough of these discussions > eventually the light bulb will turn on in someone's head and we will > have a new application based on HTTP or whatever else to replace FTP. > > > Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 > Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 > Team Leader, Sun/Alpha Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca > Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA > Province of BC > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message I recently completed a project for school where all user interaction was completed via HTTP POST and PUT with event handling generated via ASP or PHP scripts (required features included form handling, ODBC/SQL handling, and file transfer). In fact, one could make a very nice file transfer client out of purely CGI/PHP using HTTP. Installed on a machine with apache, one wouldn't even need ftpd. Encryption would then be achieved by using HTTPS. ----------- Peter C. Lai University of Connecticut Dept. of Residential Life | Programmer Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology | Undergraduate Research Assistant/Honors Program http://cowbert.2y.net/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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