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Subject: Re: [9fans] mothra
From: "rob pike" <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 08:51:26 -0400
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> I have a vague feeling that this can be mapped onto a filesystem, or am
> I dreaming?

It has to be done very very carefully because URLs are not a naming
system.  C.f. the discussion earlier on this topic, I argue for a model
more like /net than ftpfs.  We've started explorations in that direction,
but it's too early to tell if we'll get anywhere useful.

-rob