Possible support for ASCII protocol?

[johnphilip283]

It would be very nice to support an API that allowed users to switch the protocol being used from binary to ASCII, or vice versa.

[saschat]

Why not use a ASCII client such as https://github.com/3rd-Eden/memcached?

[moomoo-dev]

Why not use a ASCII client such as https://github.com/3rd-Eden/memcached?

It's not really being maintained anymore .

[adworacz]

It should also be noted that Memcache explicitly states that the binary protocol is deprecated and shouldn't be used any more.

Instead they recommend their "Meta" text based protocol.

https://docs.memcached.org/protocols/

Memcached supports a basic Text and Meta Text protocol. There is also a deprecated “binary” which no longer receives updates. The Meta protocol is more efficient than the older binary protocol, is cross compatible with the Text protocol. It is recommended for all new clients.