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.