Re: [fpc-pascal] FTP support gone - switch to HTTP ?

2021-05-19 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys via fpc-pascal
On 18/05/2021 11:49 am, Sven Barth via fpc-pascal wrote: > I don't think we need to mention any specific clients (and why did your > list not include Filezilla? :P ) +1 on both counts. :-D Regards, Graeme ___ fpc-pascal maillist -

Re: [fpc-pascal] FTP support gone - switch to HTTP ?

2021-05-18 Thread Tomas Hajny via fpc-pascal
On 2021-05-18 18:01, Bo Berglund via fpc-pascal wrote: On Tue, 18 May 2021 16:20:29 +0100, Henry Vermaak via fpc-pascal wrote: On Tue, 18 May 2021 at 11:50, Sven Barth via fpc-pascal wrote: I don't think we need to mention any specific clients (and why did your list not include Filezilla?

Re: [fpc-pascal] FTP support gone - switch to HTTP ?

2021-05-18 Thread Bo Berglund via fpc-pascal
On Tue, 18 May 2021 16:20:29 +0100, Henry Vermaak via fpc-pascal wrote: >On Tue, 18 May 2021 at 11:50, Sven Barth via fpc-pascal > wrote: > >> I don't think we need to mention any specific clients (and why did your list >> not include Filezilla? :P ) > >Because FileZilla bundles adware when you

Re: [fpc-pascal] FTP support gone - switch to HTTP ?

2021-05-18 Thread Henry Vermaak via fpc-pascal
On Tue, 18 May 2021 at 11:50, Sven Barth via fpc-pascal wrote: > I don't think we need to mention any specific clients (and why did your list > not include Filezilla? :P ) Because FileZilla bundles adware when you download from the homepage? Would actually be good to warn _against_ using it.

Re: [fpc-pascal] FTP support gone - switch to HTTP ?

2021-05-18 Thread Sven Barth via fpc-pascal
Tomas Hajny via fpc-pascal schrieb am Di., 18. Mai 2021, 11:44: > On 2021-05-18 10:38, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal wrote: > > On Tue, 18 May 2021, Graeme Geldenhuys via fpc-pascal wrote: > > > >> > >> On 17/05/2021 3:13 pm, Karoly Balogh via fpc-pascal wrote: > >>> I'd actually keep > >>>

Re: [fpc-pascal] FTP support gone - switch to HTTP ?

2021-05-18 Thread Tomas Hajny via fpc-pascal
On 2021-05-18 10:38, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal wrote: On Tue, 18 May 2021, Graeme Geldenhuys via fpc-pascal wrote: On 17/05/2021 3:13 pm, Karoly Balogh via fpc-pascal wrote: I'd actually keep FTP enabled, as it doesn't hurt anything and it's still a thing for retro downloads.

Re: [fpc-pascal] FTP support gone - switch to HTTP ?

2021-05-18 Thread Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal
On Tue, 18 May 2021, Graeme Geldenhuys via fpc-pascal wrote: On 17/05/2021 3:13 pm, Karoly Balogh via fpc-pascal wrote: I'd actually keep FTP enabled, as it doesn't hurt anything and it's still a thing for retro downloads. Not just "retro" but a more efficient and faster protocol for file

Re: [fpc-pascal] FTP support gone - switch to HTTP ?

2021-05-18 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys via fpc-pascal
On 17/05/2021 3:13 pm, Karoly Balogh via fpc-pascal wrote: > I'd actually keep > FTP enabled, as it doesn't hurt anything and it's still a thing for retro > downloads. Not just "retro" but a more efficient and faster protocol for file downloads. Unfortunately the whole world is going HTTP crazy

Re: [fpc-pascal] FTP support gone - switch to HTTP ?

2021-05-17 Thread wkitty42--- via fpc-pascal
On 5/17/21 9:57 AM, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal wrote: I know that Firefox will follow suit really soon (if they haven't already). it has... in version 88.0.0 IIRC... -- NOTE: No off-list assistance is given without prior approval. *Please keep mailing list traffic on the list

Re: [fpc-pascal] FTP support gone - switch to HTTP ?

2021-05-17 Thread Karoly Balogh via fpc-pascal
Hi, On Mon, 17 May 2021, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal wrote: > I know that Firefox will follow suit really soon (if they haven't already). > Since Edge now also uses Chromium, they will soon also have this disabled. > > This wil surely cause problems for many users. > > So I think we

Re: [fpc-pascal] FTP support gone - switch to HTTP ?

2021-05-17 Thread Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal
Apologies, typed the wrong email alias. This was meant to go to the core list. The problem is real, though... Consider it a heads up :-) Michael. On Mon, 17 May 2021, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal wrote: Hello, Mattias Gaertner pointed out that Chrome no longer supports FTP

[fpc-pascal] FTP support gone - switch to HTTP ?

2021-05-17 Thread Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal
Hello, Mattias Gaertner pointed out that Chrome no longer supports FTP downloads. I know that Firefox will follow suit really soon (if they haven't already). Since Edge now also uses Chromium, they will soon also have this disabled. This wil surely cause problems for many users. So I think