Subj : Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (010)
To   : Tommi Koivula
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Sun Jan 12 2025 14:08:22

Hello Tommi,

On Sunday January 12 2025 12:57, you wrote to me:

 TK>>> If there was a standard for IFT, it might say that all inbound
 TK>>> mail must be placed to "/in" directory. Every other access would
 TK>>> be quite easy to block.

 MV>> I am not sure I understand. Why is the "/in" directory not
 MV>> subject to flooding?

 TK> Read my previous messages. That is how ftpmail in Xenia works.

I know of Xenia but I am not familiar with the ins and outs.

 TK> Also, many public ftp servers allow uploading to /incoming. Not very
 TK> difficult to limit uploading by file name, size, time, speed...

 TK>>> However, there is no standard.

 MV>> And there most likely won't be. It is not worth the effort.
 MV>> Remember that standards document "current practise". So someone
 MV>> has to get it to actually work first.

 TK> There was one dutch Arjen Lentz who did it... :)

Arjen Lentz.. yes I remember him. Met him several times. Very smart guy but not always easy to work with. He had his own ideas...

Anyway, Xenia is a quarter of a century old. It was designed for POTS. I am not sure his FTP implementation would work to satisfavtion in today's environment. Actually I doubt it.


Cheers, Michiel

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