Re: FTP type proposed solution..

One more quote from the RFC: (I don't think this is implemented in Squid
yet...)

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3.2.2. FTP url-path

   The url-path of a FTP URL has the following syntax:

        <cwd1>/<cwd2>/.../<cwdN>/<name>;type=<typecode>

   Where <cwd1> through <cwdN> and <name> are (possibly encoded) strings
   and <typecode> is one of the characters "a", "i", or "d". The part
   ";type=<typecode>" may be omitted. The <cwdx> and <name> parts may be
   empty. The whole url-path may be omitted, including the "/"
   delimiting it from the prefix containing user, password, host, and
   port.
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The typecode is the type of transfer done in FTP.
a = ASCII
i = IMAGE (binary)
d = DIRECTORY

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Henrik Nordström
Nigel Metheringham wrote:
> I think that you should also be able to hand over an extra bit of URL in
> the same way that parameters for a GET type cgi script (ie add
> ?parameter=something), and be able to pass over the mime type that way.