Subj : Re: Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (010)
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Sun Jan 12 2025 12:28:39

Hi Michiel,

On 2025-01-12 11:08:24, you wrote to me:

 MvdV>>> In the POTS age that was expensive. In the age of the internet
 MvdV>>> with speeds > 100 Mbps at zero cost....

 WV>> So you should have some limits on the size and number of files that
 WV>> can be uploaded.

 MvdV> AFAIK that is not a standard function in any OS. So you have to make it
 MvdV> yourself. And test it extensively...

You mean FTP-server instead of OS!?

And I'm not familiar enough with FTP servers to know if these kind of limits can be configured...

 WV>> But without the anonymous upload option on an ftp site, having the
 WV>> IFT flag in the nodelist is totally useless...

 MvdV> Agreed and I say allowing anonymous FTP upload is a risk I do not want to
 MvdV> take.

Maybe others do? ;-)

 MvdV> Other than that I say that the added value of an alternative
 MvdV> protocol to binkp for Fido is very limited if it runs on the same
 MvdV> physical system and the same connection with the rest of the world.
 MvdV> Binkd is very reliable, most problems with connections would affect
 MvdV> the alternative protocol as well. An alternative protocol requires
 MvdV> extra maintenance with more chance of errors. Plus that AFAIK there
 MvdV> is no mechanisme for automatic fallback to FTP if binkp fails...

 MvdV> I say forget about FTP as a protocol for Fidonet. It is not worth the effort
 MvdV> and the risk.

I kind of agree. ;-)

Bye, Wilfred.

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