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Date:      Wed, 31 May 1995 22:41:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net>
To:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.cdrom.com>
Cc:        gil@limbic.ssdl.com, jkh@freefall.cdrom.com, freebsd-bugs@freefall.cdrom.com
Subject:   Re: Changed information for PR conf/465
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSD/.3.91.950531224053.22167L-100000@mg1.cdsnet.net>
In-Reply-To: <199506010436.VAA28066@freefall.cdrom.com>

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Since the URL spec allows ftp to have an account and password specified, 
why not set it up to use that?  Then it can work both ways...

On Wed, 31 May 1995, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:

> Synopsis: Cannot ftp install from non-anonymous ftp site
> 
> State-Changed-From-To: open-closed
> State-Changed-By: jkh
> State-Changed-When: Wed May 31 21:34:21 PDT 1995
> State-Changed-Why: 
> This is not a bug, this is a feature.  Given the structure
> of the ftp installation now, especially as it no longer
> "hits the disk" for intermediate files, I feel the trade-off
> to be worth it and will not be changing this.  Those wishing
> a different local installation method can use NFS.
> 



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