sauron@dsoft.UUCP (Ron Stanions) (02/23/90)
I'm running a unix site here and trying to build up my library of
programs and such. To date, the only source I've had for getting things
is from comp.sources, but that's a heavily limited way to get things,
and often not reliable enough. What would make life easier is access to
an FTP site, but that's something I'm sadly lacking. :-(
What I really want to know is: Is there any other alternative to FTP
that accomplishes the same thing, and that is more publically available?
I constantly see things available from numerous places via FTP, but I
have no access to any FTP points myself. Is there no way to call these
places directly and log in as a special user? Where can I go to get this
information? Where can I find out about gaining access to FTP?
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...!uunet!tronsbox!dsoft!sauron `\oo/' trying to make uucp work!emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) (02/25/90)
[ no ftp, got the blues ] uunet has a number for anonymous UUCP, 1-900-GET-SRCS, cost is ca. 40 cents per minute. someone who knows more can fill in the details. osu-cis has anonymous UUCP, see their map entry. pucc has BITFTP, it's kind of clunky to use, since it's not interactive and decidedly antisocial for big stuff since you're going through gateways. send mail to bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu with no subject and a first line of HELP. Expect delays. a number of sites have special purpose mail-based servers that will ship back sources. If you're in Michigan or are willing to make a long distance call here & run PCIP or a version of KA9Q that will talk the MIT SLFP protocol you can dial up & be able to FTP, though your connections are restricted to sites on Merit (net 35). It is entirely possible that there's a public access site on the internet, or that you can work out an arrangement with a local internet site for guest access. comp.archives has a lot of information about what there is to get and occasionally mentions email based ways of getting things. Commerical organizations like UUNET and PSI will sell internet access fairly generally; regional networks may also be able to get you low-speed or non-dedicated internet access for a fee. There's lots of ways, it may just take some time, effort, and money to make use of them. --Ed Edward Vielmetti, U of Michigan math dept.