> > What is a reliable, transparent way to tell that an ftp transmission has
> > been completed?
How about dropping off an MD5 (or whatever) signature first? If the file
matches its signature it "must" be complete. (If you put the signature into
the filename you can make the drop directory write-only to keep the warez
merchants out while still mostly avoiding name collisions.)
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