An FTP based Python Module repository (was Re: Imagemagick)

[Fredrik Lundh]

jonathon <jblake at stamp-coin.com> wrote:> On 4 Feb 2000, chris patti wrote:
>
> >Skip Montanaro <skip at mojam.com> writes:
> >> Why couldn't a CPAN-like thing be a web site?  Web sites can (and are)
> >> mirrored all the time.
> >There's no reason why it couldn't be, actually.
>
> ncftp ftp.python.org
> get *
>
> would grab everything on ftp.python.org, that was
> publically readable --- and could do it without
> me being present.
>
> http doesn't have quite that same functionality.

huh?  what on earth are you talking about?  ncftp
is a program, http is a protocol.  your post makes
absolutely no sense at all.

there are *lots* of tools out there to mirror web-
sites.  all it takes from the website is to make sure
that everything is visible via plain links, and tools
like python's "websucker" can to the rest.  without
you being present.

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