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+publicfile supplies files to the public through HTTP and FTP
+
+Security features:
+ publicfile chroot()s to the public file area and sheds root privileges.
+ publicfile never attempts to modify the public file area.
+ publicfile never runs any other programs.
+
+HTTP features:
+ publicfile supports virtual hosts through the Host field.
+ publicfile supports virtual hosts through absolute URLs.
+ publicfile supports HTTP/1.1 persistent connections.
+ publicfile supports HTTP/1.1 chunked responses.
+ publicfile supports user-controlled content types.
+ publicfile supports exact-prefix If-Modified-Since.
+
+FTP features:
+ publicfile has built-in LIST and NLST commands.
+ publicfile provides EPLF LIST responses.
+ publicfile supports restarted transfers.
+ publicfile supports pipelining.