Subj : Re: Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (010)
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Sat Jan 11 2025 12:01:41

Hi Michiel,

On 2025-01-11 10:32:57, you wrote to me:

 WV>> I searched the ftsc documents. I can't find a description of how ftp
 WV>> for fido is supposed to work...

 MvdV> There is no such description on how it woks because it doesn't... work.

 MvdV> Not in the today's hostile environment that we call "the Internet". It may
 MvdV> have worked in the early days of Fidonet, but not any more. Forget about FTP.

Maybe it's difficult to get right, but it can still work.

 MvdV> We have better ways.

Sure, but it's nice to have alternatives... ;-)


Bye, Wilfred.

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