Good Suggestions, I agree that FTP is a better way to push large files. Problem is, I need to justify opening an anonymous access. The idea that it might boost performance would be a plus, but I'm having trouble finding comparisons.
-----Original Message----- From: Mark A. Kruger - CFG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 3:39 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: FTP vs HTTP Ditto to howie - http servers and processes are also usually configured to "timeout" long running request in order to enhance server performance and overall user experience. FTP is a better choice. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 9:55 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: FTP vs HTTP For a file like that I would definitely use FTP - that is what FTP is for. Most modern ftp servers and clients support resume for one thing (only http/1.1 supports resume and I'm not sure how many web clients support it). And, although there may or may not be a risk using anonymous access to the ftp server it is no more or less of a security risk when providing anonymous http access IMHO. Regards, Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 12:37 PM Subject: FTP vs HTTP > Hi Everyone, > > I'm searching for opinions and perhaps metrics that might suggest when it is > better to channel downloads using FTP vs HTTP from a single web server > environment. Essentially, we have a large file (35M) that a significant > number of people must download monthly. The question is: "What advantage > could we gain by using an FTP link vs a HTTP link?" Opening an anonymous > FTP channel is potentially more risky from a security standpoint. But, we > are wondering if channeling this traffic on another port would possibly free > up port 40 and result in a performance gain for the steady flow of *.cfm > requests. > > Anyone out there with an opinion please chime in. Or, if you know where I > could find more information on this topic, send me a note. Thanks. > > Good Fortune, > Rick Walters > Webmaster, Davita Laboratory Services > Office: (800) 604-5227 > Cell: (407) 491-9848 > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
