Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > Paul Querna wrote: > >>So, here is my short-list-made-up-this-afternoon of things I would like >>to look at doing after 2.2 is branched/released as GA. I welcome >>additions too. >> >>1) Eliminate the HTTP in HTTPD. I would like to be able to compile >>httpd with --disable-http. Currently the 'http core' is half mangled >>with the 'core core'. >> >>2) Add a major Protocol Module. I would like to add a major protocol >>module, besides http, into the mainline distribution. I believe adding >>a FTP Server Module would be the best one to start with. Many of the >>paradigms are the same, but it is different enough to help with Goal #1, >>eliminating the dependence on http. > > > Is there a demand for this, or are we doing this just because we can? > It seems like an odd way to force code cleanup to me.
I thought doing FTP would be interesting, and provide a good alternative for sites that are doing high volume anonymous FTP. For example, consider mirror servers, which currently need two server programs and two configuration files. With 'httpd' one set of permissions and one config could serve both http and ftp. I think its a cool application.
