Re: hurd does NOT need /hurd
On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 08:32:34AM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 07:38:04PM +0200, Lars Weber wrote:
> > There are several things to note here:
> >
> > o A difference between using the ftpfs translator and simply `ftp' is
> > that after starting the translator you are able to access the ftp-server
> > through the translated directory with almost any program that's useful
> > for manipulating local files (`find' or a graphical filemanager for
> > example).
>
> I understand. In practice, would the end-user who wants to perform
> FTP call settrans directly, or would you provide a script to do
> the work?
How about reading the rest of the post?
> > o There is also a translator called `hostmux' that can be used to
> > allow several ftp servers to be accessed through a single
> > directory automatically. I.e. with hostmux translating `/ftp' one
> > could simply open `/ftp/ftp.gnu.org/' or `/ftp/ftp.debian.org/'
> > etc. and let hostmux set up the translators. (The
> > ftp-communication is still done by the ftpfs translator so someday
> > it might be possible to also use things like http or ssh the same
> > way.)
HTH,
Michael
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