Re: OT: HTML vs. FTP File Delivery

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Subject: Re: OT: HTML vs. FTP File Delivery
From: Gain Paolo Mureddu <gmureddu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 01:01:07 -0600
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Anthony E. Greene wrote:

HTTP 1.1 is more efficient than FTP, and there's less chance of firewall
issues.


--Tony

However, for some reason (maybe a problem on my end?) FTP tends to be faster than HTTP (even 1.1), YMMV.

References:
- OT: HTML vs. FTP File Delivery
  - From: David Cary Hart