It might be better to simply maintain it as a VFS plugin since VFS supports other file systems as well as WebDAV. It would give people a single place to go, rather than to fragment support for different file systems amongst different projects within Apache.
Regards, Mark Fortner On Nov 24, 2007 7:22 PM, Chris Dail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am a bit concerned at the state of WebDAV client implementations in > Java. > > The slide project has been recently retired and Apache recommends > using JackRabbit as an alternative. > JackRabbit does not currently have a WebDAV client implementation > according to this post > (http://www.nabble.com/Webdav-Client-Examples--tf4803755.html#a13852979). > Others in the industry like Eclipse, are using slide as the basis for > their new EFS WebDAV implementation > (http://wiki.eclipse.org/WebDAV_EFS_Implementation). > > In all of my searching, I have yet to find a viable alternative to > slide as a WebDAV client. I think it is clear that there is a need for > a project like this. Has there been any though in starting an Apache > Commons project to provide WebDAV support? My understanding was that > the Slide client was stable and would probably provide a good starting > point for a WebDAV client. > > For more information on my WebDAV research see this post: > http://pragmaticchris.blogspot.com/2007/11/java-webdav-clients.html > > Thanks > > Chris Dail > http://pragmaticchris.blogspot.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
