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bug#56440: Don't contrast TRAMP to Ange-FTP in introduction of manual
From: |
Michael Albinus |
Subject: |
bug#56440: Don't contrast TRAMP to Ange-FTP in introduction of manual |
Date: |
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:52:26 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:
Hi Stefan,
> How about rewriting the introductory paragraphs in `(tramp) Top' to not
> describe TRAMP in contrast to Ange-FTP? The latter package seems to be
> more and more obscure these days, especially since the FTP protocol is
> used less and less. For example, this paragraph:
>
> The difference is that Ange FTP uses FTP to transfer files between
> the local and the remote host, whereas TRAMP uses a combination of ‘rsh’
> and ‘rcp’ or other work-alike programs, such as ‘ssh’/‘scp’.
>
> Could be turned into an FAQ.
>
> Instead, we could use that limited space to briefly repeat parts of the
> information in `(tramp) Overview'.
Well, yes. I push it onto my TODO stack, until there is an empty time slot.
(Feel free to beat me :-)
Best regards, Michael.