In a recent note, R.S. said: > Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:36:06 +0200 > > Maybe it's not fast, but it ...need not. Using ftp you have to download > whole file before use it. When you have a file on network drive, you can > browse it without transmitting. Depending on the usage it can be faster. > The same apply for NFS. > ... Assuming always that one has a browser that can view a portion of a file without loading the whole thing into local storage. Such browsers are a vanishing species. More practical to run the browser on the file server and set DISPLAY to the desktop display server.
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