>Tim, I don't know much about FTP,
>but what I have come to expect is that you can
>copy, delete, rename files and directories.
Yep, I'm just stretching the limites of what
the protocol can do.
>FTP probably stands for Files Transfer Protocol.
>My guess is that it works basically at the level
>of a whole file, so trying to open and edit a file
>live on the FTP server seems outside the bounds
>of what it's supposed to be all about.
Correct... But I'm surprised rebol doesn't step in
with an error message....
>Maybe you need FSP, file server protocol.
>just kidding ;-)
Isn't that what "roll your own" is about :>)
thanks for the input
-Tim
>p.s. I almost never use FTP, so what do I know?
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