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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: Commercial file servers that support kermit?
Date: 15 Feb 2000 17:52:27 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <38A87C9F.73F74B5D@math.uiuc.edu>,
Adam H. Lewenberg <adam@math.uiuc.edu> wrote:
: I am looking for a server that would allow me to upload and
: download files using Kermit, preferably one running the Internet
: Kermit Service Daemon. This way,
: I could exchange files with others and make use of the power
: of Kermit (e.g., only upload new file/changed files, use secure
: transfer, etc).
:
: Does anyone know of any place that rents out disk space for this
: purpose (I would need ~5-10 M of space)?
:
It appears the response to this query has not been exactly overwhelming.
There are two issues:
1. Convincing a site it is safe -- and a good idea -- to run IKSD,
and helping them install it, if necessary. We're glad to help.
2. Having a user ID and disk space on that site.
Issues of access and sharing in IKSD are no different from FTP. If you
have a user ID, you have your own access rights. If you're anonymous,
you're restricted to the /pub/ftp tree (or other segment of the sysadmin's
choice). Whether anonymous users can upload files is at the discretion
of the sysadmin. As we all know, allowing anonymous uploads is dangerous,
and allowing read access to anonymously uploaded files is even more
dangerous -- not only to the potential downloader (viruses, etc), but to
the site administrator (liability, copyright infringement, etc).
Think of IKSD as an alternative to FTPD that provides more functionality
and a greater range of authentication methods.
It doesn't solve social problems.
- Frank