> > > Also check out the thread entitled YUM+FTP > > > > Funny thread, but does not explain the complex isssue you mention > > above. Hope you are not "seriously" subscribing to the idea that the > > norm is the set of features the most popular servers are > > providing. wu-ftpd, proftpd, BIND or sendmail may not bring fond > > memories to all sysadms. > > You might be getting a tad off-topic here. I never used the word > "norm" or "normal". I used the word "common". Besides, these other > servers are ALSO completeley within the RFC. different != wrong. > It's not a right/wrong issue. It's an issue of making yum work for > as many people as much of the time as possible. > > Now, because (as I've said repeatedly) we plan to change this > behavior, I just really do not see the point in dumping any more time > into this conversation. Just a heads up. If there are any http or ftp servers out there that do not support byte-ranges then in the future yum WILL NOT WORK WITH THEM. let me make this VERY VERY CLEAR: YUM WILL REQUIRE BYTE-RANGE gets from the http and ftp servers it uses in the future. -sv
