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Re: [ftpext] Question about draft-bryan-ftp-hash-07

Tim Kosse <tim.kosse@filezilla-project.org> Fri, 20 August 2010 22:21 UTC

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On 2010-08-21 00:01, Robert McMurray wrote:

>    The server-PI SHOULD reply with a 504 reply if the HASH command is
>    used on a file that cannot be processed for policy reasons. (For
>    example, the file size exceeds the server's hashing policy.)

So far 504 is used for "Command not implemented for that parameter"
which doesn't seem to fit too well.

What about 554?

> Or would a 4yz reply be better since this is a configurable option at the server? Perhaps a 452 reply?heh

From my understanding, 4yz is for temporary errors that require no
intervention, encouraging the client to try again at some point in the
future.


Tim

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