Subj : Re: 2023 > 2024
To   : Blue White
From : apam
Date : Mon Jan 01 2024 07:28:30

 >  >  > On 30 Dec 2023, apam said the following...
 >  > The tricky part is distribution, everyone expects an ftp server that
 >  > can dynamically create a QWK file to download on request. In my mind
 >  > it would have made more sense to use HTTP, then you could just have a
 >  > php script or something create the qwk packet - but I don't know the
 >  > history.
 > 
 > The history goes back to dial-up days when you had to dial in and have
 > the dialing software run a script to exchange packets with the hub.  Some
 > BBSes may have had a more automated way of doing that, but it predates
 > the internet.

I was talking about the history of synchronet and why ftp was chosen over http. Deon has corrected me as http is also supported.

Andrew

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