Re: WWW: Local file handling
"Peter Lister, Cranfield Computer Centre" <ccprl@xdm001.ccc.cranfield.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: WWW: Local file handling
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 11 May 93 11:47:09 BST."
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Date: Tue, 11 May 93 17:16:32 BST
From: "Peter Lister, Cranfield Computer Centre" <ccprl@xdm001.ccc.cranfield.ac.uk>
The discussion about local files prompts me to ask - how does one
distinguish between ones own local ftp area (which is what the outside
world sees when following a file URL), and the local file system
mounted under root (which is what a client program like xmosaic sees)?.
How do I refer to my own ftp area?
As far as I can see, no URL should refer to different mechanisms in
different contexts. Lets have ftp: (use ftp ONLY) and file: (local file
system ONLY, further use discouraged). I don't want an afs: URL,
because it's equivalent to file: if you're an AFS site, and useless if
you aren't. OK, AFS sites (we are one) can mount each others file
systems, but it's NOT a preferred method of allowing the world access
to info that we want to make public.
Peter