To: robison@nwnet.net
In-Reply-To: robison@nwnet.net's message of Mon, 29 Nov 1993 18:35:07 -0800 <93Nov29.183510pst.2732@golden.parc.xerox.com>
Subject: Re: File Type/Directory Annotation for FTP URL Spec
From: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>
Message-Id: <93Nov29.235636pst.2732@golden.parc.xerox.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1993 23:56:29 PST
The proposal makes the transfer type optional. What is the
interpretation when it is left out?
Is the default type for FTP to be 'ascii', 'binary', 'unspecified', or
'heuristic'?
Right now it is 'heuristic': i.e., if you don't say, the client
guesses. Is that to remain?