Re: sftp rename not good.

[Damien Miller <djm%mindrot.org@localhost>]

Howard Chu wrote:
>> The client may try to hide the sftp protocol and act like the user
>> expects her normal system to act, which is probably what matters to
>> her. She shouldn't need to know if someone decides to move her files
>> from a UN*X box to a VMS server.
> 
> This statement implies a situation where the client is not expected to know
> anything about the remote server. In practice, this situation is
> non-sensical. 

That is bogus: many ISPs and hosting providers provide ssh and sftp
access to their servers without disclosing details about the OS
environment. All the user knows is an IP address, a username and a password.

Chances are, right now, that these are running an Unix-like OS of some
sort, but there are no guarantees.

-d