I am not well versed in POP, what are its advantages over using FTP?

Daniel Murrill wrote:

> Hello all,
>      Good topic Ryan.  I am trying to get together a program
> myself for sharing files through POP.  I heard from some
>  that this was not reasonable given it limitations but really
>  think about it, Rebol pushes the power of TCP/HTTP/SOCKS4,5.
>
>    The biggest part is security issues and making it available
>  in the browser which I think I have some hacks (workable but
> poorly implemented) ideas.  You know you can still do it, just
>  for now not allow MP3'S (this would discourage a lot) so
>  many wouldn't use it for (stealing/sharing) that purpose.
>
>   I am trying to stay away from the cgi thing unless people have
> there own %webserver.r which is do-able.  Hey this is what Rebol
> was created for, to securely share files over all networks without
> Windows/Novel/Sun/The Q,/Cisco/SQL/Java/Etc... from always
> getting  in the dang way.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 4:05 PM
> Subject: [REBOL] Re: REBster
>
> >
> > This is the one thing that is keeping me from doing REBster. I'm just
> > surprised no one lambasted me for wanting to use POP as the protocol.
> >
> > :)
> >
> > -Ryan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >                     "Ed O'Connor"
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> >                     05/10/2001
> >                     02:52 PM
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> >
> > I realize I'm advocating a position that may not be
> > popular. Right or wrong, though, I'd prefer that RT
> > keeps its money tied up in software engineers rather
> > than legal defense.
> >
> > //Ed
> >
> >
> > --- Ryan Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I think that its probably not too good for overall
> > > record sales (although I have seen statistics that
> > > "prove" me wrong).  I also think its probably not to
> > > good
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