Comment Comment by lysace Sort of separate but perhaps also relevant to the thousands cuts/slops: Isn't the scope of curl/libcurl a bit too big?It supports almost every file-related networking protocol under the sun and a few more just for fun. (https://everything.curl.dev/protocols/curl.html)Meanwhile 99.8% of users (assuming) just use it for HTTP.Here's a few complex protocols I bet many do not know that curl supports:- SMB- IMAP- LDAP- RTMP- RTSP- SFTP- SMTPAt the very least, this magnifies the cost of dealing with AI slop security reports and sometimes also the risk for users. parent lysace 1 year ago
It supports almost every file-related networking protocol under the sun and a few more just for fun. (https://everything.curl.dev/protocols/curl.html)
Meanwhile 99.8% of users (assuming) just use it for HTTP.
Here's a few complex protocols I bet many do not know that curl supports:
- SMB
- IMAP
- LDAP
- RTMP
- RTSP
- SFTP
- SMTP
At the very least, this magnifies the cost of dealing with AI slop security reports and sometimes also the risk for users.