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   From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   Maria Sophia wrote:   
   > Occam's Razor has TWO tenets:   
   >  a. Simple   
   >  b. Solves all needs   
   >   
   > The simplest solution that solves all the needs is likely the better.   
   > So what matters is what are our respective needs.   
      
   If I can summarize my prior (long-winded technically detailed article)...   
      
   1. FTP is simple. So is WebDAV.  On Windows. On Android.   
   2. Both are native to Windows. Both have free servers on Android.   
   3. There's no difference in simplicity between them (as far as I can tell).   
      
   FTP:   
   A. FTP is fine for ad-hoc file transfers.   
   B. But FTP cannot provide a native drive letter on Windows.   
   C. FTP requires third-party tools for filesystem integration.   
      
   WebDAV:   
   a. WebDAV provides native drive-letter mounting on Windows.   
   b. WebDAV integrates cleanly with Windows scripts, applications & tools.   
   c. For full filesystem interoperability between Android or iOS and Windows,   
      WebDAV is more capable than FTP if mapping a drive is one of your needs.   
   --   
   Occam's Razor says a simple solution that solves all needs is likely best.   
      
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