Re: Overview Of New Intel Core i7(Nehalem) Processor

On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:40:34 +0100, Nobody <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:01:55 -0700, JosephKK wrote:

If you want to download a single file, FTP offers no advantages over HTTP,
is more complex, has more overhead, and makes it harder to secure both the
server and the network. Also, the lack of metadata with FTP can be a
problem for non-English locales.

I have actually looked at the mechanism used in both protocols, and
FTP wins on all counts. When i DL files i always look for the FTP
link as it is more secure for my end

You'll need to substantiate this.

Check the RFCs. In particular the partial support for downloads in
HTTP, thus the need for a downloader tool to replace much of the
functionality native to FTP. e.g. error checking and block retry.

and does not suffer from a bazillion flavorizations.

Nor does HTTP.

Really? Check the various generations, nicely documented in the RFCs.

Let me summarize, FTP comes with the OS and is tied in to all browsers
that i have tried.

HTTP is also available in all browsers.

Duh. That IS their job.

Why would i wish to gunk up my system with 57
varieties of unneeded software to do what i can already do?

I don't know, why would you wish to?

What extra software (beyond a web browser) do you think that you need?

Precisely my point, it does NOT need 57 different HTTP downloader
programs.
.

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