On Jul 20, 2011, at 0:45, "Miroslav Pokorny" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hiho > > I was just playing with Apache Commons VFS (thanks guys) and noticed that >> Ftp FileSystem< does not support random access writing as confirmed by > examining the capabilities. > > [LIST_CHILDREN, URI, GET_LAST_MODIFIED, RENAME, APPEND_CONTENT, DELETE, > GET_TYPE, RANDOM_ACCESS_READ, READ_CONTENT, WRITE_CONTENT, CREATE] > > It does however support random accesss reading and im just wondering is > there a particular reason why writing is not supported ? > Hello, The reason is probably as simple as the protocol is not a natural match for the feature. With FTP you stream the whole file up or down, not a random piece. Gary > tya > > mP --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
