Frank Slootweg
news 19:05:05 GMT in alt.comp.freeware, wrote:

Theoretically speaking, 'net use' *could* have a FTP syntax
similar to
the WebDAV syntax. The point is that is *does not* have it.

It doesn't because the ftp server itself really wouldn't know what
net use was asking of it. It would have to remain resident and serve
as a middleman to maintain a mounted drive letter to a share on the
ftp server.

'net use' can/does already handle 'dotted domain name' in its
'/USER:'
option, can/does already handle IP addresses in its 'computer'
name parameter and can/does already handle port numbers, so there
is no technical reason that 'net use' couldn't map a drive letter
to a ftp server. The third-party add-one FtpUse [1] shows that all
of this is techincally feasible, it 'just' hasn't been
implemented. :-)

The third party ftpuse does it by doing what I described above. [g]
It remains resident to provide the mapped drive letter because it has
to do the go between work. IE: translate ftp server commands back and
forth so the user can copy/paste files, open files, etc on the
'mapped drive' which isn't really a mapped drive at all. It's a
virtual drive provided by what amounts to a semi modern tsr (do you
remember those?) that's doing the heavy lifting. It also has to check
in with the ftp server every so often, so the ftp server doesn't drop
the connection due to inactivity, unless the server isn't configured
for that.

Mine always are just because I don't want someone sitting at a prompt
all day,wasting a slot that someone else could be using who actually
wants to get files from the server or send some, if they have the
permission. So, squatting (sitting idle at a prompt just to be sure
you can get files whenever you want) is heavily frowned upon and if
continued could lead up to account deletion.

I never allow unlimited connections due to the nature of the contents
of the server, it's very restrictive and private access (as in you
have to know someone who already has an established account that's
willing to risk theirs by vouching for you to get one) So if you
****up as a new member, not only do you get ****canned, but the
person who got you in goes out the door with you, no 2nd chance.


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