Python: what's the best way to copy files on a LAN?

Moshe Zadka moshez at zadka.site.co.il
Wed Jan 24 09:29:20 EST 2001


On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:04:50 GMT, kmbotha at netinfo.ubc.ca (Kris Botha) wrote:

> I mean security-wise. I'd like to use FTPLIB but am hesitant about the
> security issues involved in using that plain-text protocol.

You probably mean "clear text", not "plain text".
Why not use HTTPS? Or, even better, set up a port-forward via ssh,
and then use plain HTTP. Python can do HTTP both in client and server,
so there shouldn't be a problem.
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