RE: tlug: TLUG ftp site

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Jim Schweizer wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> On 27-Apr-98 Scott Stone wrote:
> > On Sat, 25 Apr 1998, Jim Schweizer wrote:
> >> Unfortunately, PHT does not allow anonymous FTP uploads
> 
> > actually, /pub/linux/incoming is writable by anon-ftp.
> 
> I didn't try to anon upload anything because the opening message
> is:
> 
> 230-** UPLOADS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO THIS SITE AT ALL **
> 230-** Due to the fact that certain individuals see this site not
> 230-   as a free service to the public but as a distribution
> point
> 230-   for illegal copies of commercial software, no uploads
> 230-   will be allowed to this server.
> 230-
> 230--PHT System Administrator, 11/19/97
> 
> Is this just a smoke screen?

well, we no longer have a top-level incoming dir.. but this message seems
to keep the pirate stuff off the site...

> 
> > you can log into the server via ssh, using the tlug account
> > that I set up.
> 
> This works great!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim S.
> 
>  
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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
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