in reply to quick and dirty http page server

I would probably go for installing a small real webserver rather than cobble something up myself.

It would have the benefit of being easy to extend (if ever you need more than one page) and have some proven track record/history regarding security etc. ... . It would log who visited me, could redirect to the FTP-site, ...

CountZero

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