The http protocol has no notion of file dates or sizes, so it's not
entirely suitable for the sorts of optimizable automatic mirroring
that packages like lmjm@src.doc.ic.ac.uk's "mirror" uses; if bytes
across a link are precious and you want to mirror a site behind that
link putting the files out in ftp-land is to date the only efficient
way to go.
Edward Vielmetti, vice president for research, Msen Inc. emv@Msen.com
Msen Inc., 628 Brooks, Ann Arbor MI 48103 +1 313 998 4562 (fax: 998 4563)