On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 03:14:31PM +0000, Norton, Mike via curl-users wrote: > One might argue that since file:// does not specify a transfer protocol, it > doesn't belong in a transfer tool as a choice of protocol.
The benefits of supporting file: are great, though. I've used curl in places specifically because file: support makes it trivial for a user to use a local resource as easily as a remote one. Dan ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: https://cool.haxx.se/list/listinfo/curl-library Etiquette: https://curl.haxx.se/mail/etiquette.html