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hiAndrewQuinn on March 10, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: S3 is files, but not a filesystem

I feel like I understand the lasting popularity of the humble FTP fileserver a bit better now. Thank you.

jugg1es on March 10, 2024 [–]

oh but amazon offers SFTP on top of S3 so you don't have to miss out.

hiAndrewQuinn on March 10, 2024 | [–]

If it's offered on top of S3, though, doesn't it still have all the same issues of needing to totally overwrite files?

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