[thelist] why ftp?

[Chris W. Parker]

hi.

hey i am currently downloading disc one of redhat 8 and it seems to be
going really slowly (t1 here at work, looks like it's only getting about
15k a sec. on average) i was just thinking, why ftp? why not just put
all the files in a web directory and download it that why? not just
specifically with the redhat site, but what are the advantages to using
ftp over http? is there less over head overall with ftp?

what do you think?

thanks,
chris.