Mode API
#5 "Then, what is the utility of having a remoteFolder option for mode?"
Good question - It's used in combination with the relative paths of incoming vinyl files. Not sure whether I could remove it and just use the absolute paths.
However I think the best solution would be an API like "conn.mode( globs, mode )" that just globs and chmods in one go. The gulp/stream way does not have any benefits here. Will keep this issue open for some time and then decide what to do with it.
Are conn.delete and conn.rmdir concerned too?
Well, kind of - currently they are regular callback-based methods, no streams involved, but they don't support globs (yet). RMDIR does work recursively though, so there's no pressure on that end. #2
Hum, ok. I assume that we can't glob remote files easily?
Anyway, +1 for the conn.mode(globs, mode) API!
Yes we can, there's even a glob method, just didn't get around to add the functioniality to rmdir/delete.