Re: [Duplicity-talk] new ftp backend

[Nicolas Aspert]

Hi

Kenneth Loafman wrote:
> Thanks for the work.  I've been thinking of going this route for a while
> and a recent attempt at fixing Python's ftplib via patch submission just
> sealed the deal.  The folks at ncftp at least realize that not all FTP
> servers are RFC compliant and make amends for that.  The goal is a
> working backup, not enforcing RFC compliance on everyone.
> 
> Since ncftp is supported on both Windows and Linux, I have no problems
> with adopting it for our use.  I've used ncftp for years and have yet to
> find a server it fails to work on.
> 
> I'll do a bit of testing myself, then get this into RC9, probably by the
> end of the week.
> 

I am also quite in favor of this solution ! The ncftp backend is much
simpler to understand (and I must say ncftp has always worked like a charm)

I won't be able to test this within 2 weeks from now, but I'll
definitely want to look at this one !

a+
Nicolas