>Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 16:46:36 +1030
>From: Ian Dall <Ian.Dall@dsto.defence.gov.au>

>Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> writes:
>
>  > I think the FTP server disallows "tar.gz" specifically because of
>  > extra load, but it's worth looking into.
>
>It seems to me that if it can be disabled at the subsystem or above
>levels but enabled at the individual program or library level then it
>would be a reasonable compromise. If anyone wants sys.tar.gz then they
>can and should go to the directory of pre-tarred sources but if they
>want to get say just the scsi code, they can get scsi.tar.gz and have
>it auto tar and gzip.

Note that although ftp.netbsd.org may not support automatic .tar.gz
packaging, some of the FTP mirrors run wu-ftpd and may support it.
I know for a fact that ftp.eecs.umich.edu uses wu-ftpd.
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