Subj : Re: File down loads total on webv4
To   : Gamgee
From : echicken
Date : Wed Sep 11 2024 10:38:37

  Re: Re: File down loads total on webv4
  By: Gamgee to echicken on Wed Sep 11 2024 07:40:00

 Ga> Absolutely, although in my case, with no web interface, that particular
 Ga> example (a direct download link) wouldn't really apply.  Now I am

In your case - and generally in the case of ssh/rlogin/telnet - it doesn't really matter. Unless the registration process is cumbersome or asks for a lot of personal info, there isn't much need for a guest account. I don't have one on my system (except for web access).

 Ga> think you're correct - it does seem like a carry-over from modem days.

On the flip side, I often look at stuff like time limits, file credits, upload/download ratios, message posts per day, etc. as holdovers from that time and I tend to disregard these features. Truth is they uses even today. A sysop may want to stop leeching, encourage activity, limit spam, keep nodes open so they don't have to configure 100 nodes in every old door game, and so on.

That's a digression, but it's to say I need to stop and ponder my reasons for these thing sometimes too - and it can be an interesting exercise.

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