Subj : Re: Escape Sequences to initiate HTTP transfers
To   : deepthaw
From : hollowone
Date : Wed Nov 22 2023 12:48 pm

 de> Would it be worthwhile in the community to investigate an escape sequence
 de> similar to zmodem's to signal to, and initiate those types of transfers
 de> for people like me (aka, me and only me) using such tools to handle file
 de> transfers? I assume the current expectation is to to just copy and paste

I believe this had to be handled both by the server communicating request to download via HTTP and providing validated URL somehow to the client.
Then client aside of being telnet.. should need to be able to side load http request in parallel to telnet communication. I haven't heard about such development, nor anybody to be interested in this. There was some conversation in other FTN (I think Spooknet) to introduce improved version of ZModem that could utilize Gigabit/fiber.. both seem to be concept to address fast download directly from BBS terminal connection. 

Is that your goal or you fancy HTTP for some other reasons in such case?

-h1

.... Xerox Alto was the thing. Anything after we use is just a mere copy.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbs>>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (21:2/150)

.