Re: network nicety

Simon Kenyon (simon@koala.ie)
Thu, 08 Oct 1998 09:07:00 +0100 (BST)


On 08-Oct-98 Bob Lanning wrote:
> It is very hard to implement something like this. The data channel for ftp
> has no real identification in it. The best way of doing this is in the
> application.

dare i suggest that *not* being able to identify traffic is good
it might only be an ftp to you, but to me it might be that upgrade of some
software that will rescue me from hackers, or a new release for a customer who
is threatening to sue, or ...
you get my point (maybe)

--
simon

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