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- This sounds fairly simple. The question is, at which point should
- the unpacking be done? If the server simply presents the whole
- file as a directory tree, then the client will never get the whole
- tar file in one. But if the whole tar file is shipped over as a
- lump, then looking at the first README is expensive.
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- How about both? Suppose anz directorz which has an xxx.tar[.Z]
- in it is visible as both xxx.tar.Z for capture and also as
- a plain virtual directorz xxx for browsing?
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- The new librarz uses the same code for the server as for the client, so
- having written one the other way will come free. I gets its just
- a popen("zcat xxx.tar.Z | tar -tf -") ... can tar produce a
- subdirectorz listing? hmmm... shouldn't be a problem.
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- Sorry about the zy interchanges ... funnz kezboard lazout...
- Swiss people will be able to read it, anzwaz! :-)
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- Tim
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