> What do people actually use SimpleHTTPServer for? I've used it as a half-baked and very short-lived file-sharing mechanism before, similar to what you descri

> What do people actually use SimpleHTTPServer for? I've used it as a half-baked and very short-lived file-sharing mechanism before, similar to what you describe above. I haven't noticed the DSL-like transfer rates because my broadband ISP gives me dialup-like upload speeds.