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On Thu, Jun 09, 2005 at 12:31:18AM +0200, Jan Marten Simons wrote:
> > Not quite, but TFTP by protocol design limits filesize to 2^16-1 blocks
> > of 512 bytes or 32 MB minus 512 bytes (33553920 bytes).
> 
> Well, if this is the case FTP should realy be added as an alternative
> protocol.
> 
> And the more I think about vvFAT, the more I think it's too complex to get
> this working bidirectional and secure in regard to file integrity.
> 
> Jan
> 

I've been convinced. I'll take a look at it and see what can be done for a
builtin ftp server.

-- 
Infinite complexity begets infinite beauty.
Infinite precision begets infinite perfection.