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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Sat,  8 Nov 2008 18:11:15 -0500
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Do we have a catalog of 9P servers?
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>> Even as a potential substitute for ftp webdav is a farce.  Speaking
>> from personal experience, the amount of XML you need to generate for a
>> directory listing is at least 20 times the size of the equivalent ftp
>> listing, and then you twiddle your thumbs waiting for the webdav
>> client to parse and render it.
>
> But think about this: why would you care if you have this:
>      http://noedler.de/projekte/wdfs/
>
> Why would anyone care about what's getting pushed to the
> wire?

i think most everyone here inderstands why one would.
let's let this thread die in peace.

- erik