Re: Efficiency of FTP URLs

Simon E Spero (ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu)
Mon, 25 Jul 94 14:00:33 -0400


Quick note:

the FTP protocol creates a new data connection for every single
transaction - the saving comes from not having to set up the control
connection; leaving the control connection open still leaves FTP as being
even worse than HTTP (sad, isn't it :-)

Simon