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

[chris patti]

chris patti <cpatti at black-racer.atg.com> writes:

> Skip Montanaro <skip at mojam.com> writes:
[snip my original argument for an FTP based CPAN-like archive)
> > 
> > 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.
> 
> -Chris

I should note that the important thing here is that the modules are
actually _stored_ on the website in question, it must be a complete
archive of all the modules it presents, such that other sites could
reliably mirror it and get a copy of all the modules.

-Chris
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