Re: MVS FTP interface (Was: Re: LYNX-DEV Two bugs in Lynx)

[Paul Gilmartin]

In a recent note, Foteos Macrides said:

> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 15:32:49 -0500 (EST)
> 
>       MVS servers do adhere, correctly, to the ftp protocol, so
> track down the ftp RFCs, and make sure you've studied and understand
> those as well.
> 
Actually, this work has been done well by the authors of RFC 1738.  Most
important is to study and understand RFC 1738, and make the MVS flavor
of lynx obey RFC 1738.  Strangely, for an unknown server Lynx does not
default to RFC 1738, but makes some contrary assumptions.

(I privately sent Jim my Work In Progress on MVS Lynx FTP client.)

-- gil
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