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[REBOL] Re: clean-path

From: gchiu:compkarori at: 5-Dec-2000 9:43

On Mon, 4 Dec 2000 11:12:05 -0800 [sterling--rebol--com] wrote:
> Some FTP servers will not allow you to back out of your > home directory > but some do. The point is that we don't know so we leave > it open and > do no translation. >
I think this is a cop out :-) I would mainly use a word like clean-path when spidering a website, and not an ftp site. The website will most likely use .. and . to point to legal directories. -- Graham Chiu