[dcc2] MultiFile Transfer Headers

[Mark Cilia-Vincenti]

This might also be a nice place for an exploit... so I hope that
everyone closes down everything here.

-----Original Message-----
From: dcc2-bounces at dcc2.org [mailto:dcc2-bounces at dcc2.org] On Behalf Of
codemstr at ptdprolog.net
Sent: 01 May 2004 05:08
To: DCC2 Working Group List
Subject: Re: [dcc2] MultiFile Transfer Headers

> Let's say I recompile my program but forget to change the version 
> number, and I send someone the executable. Then I realize I have 5 
> different files named ViRC.exe and I may have sent the wrong one. If
DCC 
> keeps the modified date, I can say "Is that executable from today or 
> last week?"

Ok I can see the usefulness there. I'm just not so sure the usefulness
that 
that brings outweighs the confusion it will also bring. Meaning, what
happens 
if it is from neither today, nor last week, but from tomorrow? Also,
since 
you can't change the creation times, you have:

Created: 02:00 Apr 30 2004
Modified: 03:43 Mar 13 2004

So people will be confused by the fact that, yes ViRC.exe was modified a
week 
ago, but it was created today. How can you modify what has not been
created 
yet?

-- codemastr



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