deng@shire (Mingqi Deng) (03/18/89)
In article <16714@cisunx.UUCP> pdccs@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Patrick Champion) writes: > > When does simtel ever slow down? It seems that everytime I log on >that there are too many anonymous users on and I get thrown off. Some feeding >frenzy! > Frustrated as you have been, I modified the anto-ftp program availabe at SIMTEL so that it will try SIMTEL every 60 seconds until it gets a file I want. It does that automatically. Now, I almost forget when was the last time I had ever have to face the infamous message 'too many anonymous logins, try again later.' The program runs on Bourne shell of UNIX. It will be availble at SIMTEL in few weeks. But if you are interested, I can mail you the shell archive (18K bytes) or post it to the net if there are enough interests. Mingqi
goes@oregon.uoregon.edu (03/21/89)
In article <4380@psuvax1.cs.psu.edu>, deng@shire (Mingqi Deng) writes: > In article <16714@cisunx.UUCP> pdccs@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Patrick Champion) writes: >> >> When does simtel ever slow down? It seems that everytime I log on >>that there are too many anonymous users on and I get thrown off. Some feeding >>frenzy! >> > > Frustrated as you have been, I modified the anto-ftp program availabe > at SIMTEL so that it will try SIMTEL every 60 seconds until it gets a > file I want. It does that automatically. Now, I almost forget when was -- And you're proud of this?? It seems to me this would just aggravate the problem folks are having getting on to SIMTEL. This network equivalent of demon-dialing doesn't seem like an answer. I have another suggestion. Every 2 weeks or so I run a batch file from our mainframe, set up to run at about 1:30 A.M., requesting the latest files I want from SIMTEL. If it doesn't get everything, I run it the next night. Works like a charm, runs when network traffic is light, and keeps from tying up the SIMTEL FTP ports for every piddly file request. It's also cheaper as our system time is less expensive at night, and I don't have to babysit the process. A sane alternative to demon-dialing. _______________________________________________________________________________ Jim Goes | InterNet GOES@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU Graduate School of Management | UUCP: {fav backbone}!uoregon!oregon!goes University of Oregon | MaBell: (503) 686-3309 ________________________________________________________________________________ Grad School. Its not just a job, it's an indenture...
dhw@itivax.iti.org (David H. West) (03/22/89)
In article <4380@psuvax1.cs.psu.edu> deng@shire (Mingqi Deng) writes: >I modified the anto-ftp program availabe >at SIMTEL [...] >But if you are interested, I can mail you the shell >archive (18K bytes) or post it to the net if there are enough interests. >Mingqi Please post it.
cnee@thor.UUCP (Cheng-Lee Nee) (03/24/89)
From article <854@itivax.iti.org>, by dhw@itivax.iti.org (David H. West): > In article <4380@psuvax1.cs.psu.edu> deng@shire (Mingqi Deng) writes: >>I modified the anto-ftp program availabe >>at SIMTEL [...] > >>But if you are interested, I can mail you the shell >>archive (18K bytes) or post it to the net if there are enough interests. > >>Mingqi > > Please post it. Yes, please post it. I think alot people would like to have it.