rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) (06/29/90)
Archive-name: csnet-email-ftp/29-Jun-90 Original-posting-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@bbn.com> Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) This is kind of different, talking about an archive service that is NOT running, but lots of people seem to think they can use the mail-based FTP, and they can't. I've said it before that it's not available, but I still see messages about it. Hopefully this well help abate them. Request: info Topic: help-ftp Document Updated: 11 May 90 Subject: CSNET EMAIL-FTP V.2 SERVICE DOWN FOR REPAIRS ****************************************************************************** CSNET Coordination and Information Center (CIC) Hotline: 617/873-2777 10 Moulton Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Email: cic@sh.cs.net Info-Server requests to: info-server@sh.cs.net ****************************************************************************** CSNET EMAIL-FTP V.2 SERVICE DOWN FOR REPAIRS CSNET EMAIL-FTP V.2 was installed on 17 Apr 90 and announced in CSNET-FORUM on 18 Apr 90. The announcement was immediately copied to INFO-NETS, and the EMAIL-FTP service was immediately subjected to use by the CSNET and INFO-NETS communities. Version 2 of the EMAIL-FTP service was advertised as being less susceptible than Version 1 to errors caused by timing out at the remote host. This proved to be correct, but the 1055 email-ftp requests that were processed between 18 Apr and 10 May turned up other problems that could not be fixed on the fly. We have therefore decided to take down the email-ftp service temporarily for repairs and testing. When the service is resumed, we will make an announcement in CSNET-FORUM, on INFO-NETS, and in the HELP document for the CSNET Info-Server. For the latest news about EMAIL-FTP, send a message to info-server@sh.cs.net with the following text in the body of the message: REQUEST: INFO TOPIC: HELP-FTP REQUEST: END Please send questions, etc., to "cic@sh.cs.net". CSNET STAFF .