I am against it.

Like I mention in previous post. This can use the rsync/ssh model.

One way to run rsync over ssh is

  rsync -av -e "ssh -l ssh-user" rsync-user_at_host::module /dest

In this case we will have something like this

  metalink-support-program -e "curl -some-new-option"
metalink-support-program-options

This method also addresses all the concerns expressed in this thread

On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Anthony Bryan <anthonybryan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 6:00 AM, <curl-users-request_at_cool.haxx.se> wrote:
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:02:53 +0100 (CET)
>> From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel_at_haxx.se>
>> Subject: Re: Patch for Metalink Support
>> To: the curl tool <curl-users_at_cool.haxx.se>
>> Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.00.0812141524580.15401_at_yvahk3.pbagnpgbe.fr>
>> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII
>>
>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008, Dan Fandrich wrote:
>>
>>> This is a neat patch, but IMHO it doesn't belong in the curl command line
>>> client.
>>
>> I think this is a philosophical dilemma: I agree that curl itself is not
>> really (traditionally) about doing stuff on top of the supported protocols,
>> but yet there are such systems that are clearly transport-related "systems"
>> that add value for transports that are exactly this. I then think of not only
>> metalink, but also bittorrent and probably other things.
>>
>> I would personally like a transfer tool like curl that also supports these
>> "ontop" layers, even though they're strictly speaking above the "application
>> layer". I can see how I can either build my own build of curl that supports
>> these, or we could perhaps try to more officially work on a second tool that
>> is a curl++ (or perhaps durl ;-) which adds more on top of what the existing
>> curl does and works with.
>>
>> I can't say I've made up my mind over how I'd like it to end up, but I do know
>> that I like metalink and bittorrent as download "helpers"...
>
> thanks, Daniel.
>
> we've heard Dan Fandrich's opinion against metalink in curl.
>
> I'd like to hear if anyone else has any strong (or even mild) opinions
> for or against it.
>
> please somebody, feel something :) it doesn't have to be good, & don't
> be afraid to hurt my feelings.
>
> --
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