Subj : Re: File down loads total on webv4
To   : Nightfox
From : Gamgee
Date : Wed Sep 11 2024 17:02:00

-=> Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-

 Ni>   Re: Re: File down loads total on webv4
 Ni>   By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Tue Sep 10 2024 07:31 pm

 Ni>> If you want people to be able to freely download files from your BBS via
 Ni>> a web link without having an account on your BBS, you'd need to allow the
 Ni>> guest account to download files.  Sometimes it's useful to be able to

 Ga> Personally I'd have to disagree with that policy.  I don't even offer a
 Ga> web interface, but web/telnet would be the same for me - as in : If you
 Ga> want a file from my BBS, create a user account and get it.  Otherwise...
 Ga> get it from somewhere else.

 Ni> To each their own.  Sometimes other sysops have asked if anyone has a
 Ni> particular file, and I've offered a web link so they can download it.
 Ni> Often the link is used without them creating an account.

Absolutely agree on that.  I have just chosen to not have the web 
interface as it simplifies a lot of things, and to me at least, more 
accurately portrays what a BBS is.  For *me*, it's not something that 
should be reached via the web.



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