henry@GARP.MIT.EDU (Henry Mensch) (06/28/90)
To: ;@forum-list Date: Mon, 16 Apr 90 13:11:43 EDT From: Charlotte Mooers <mooers@cs.net> Subject: EMAIL-FTP Is Here! We are happy to announce a new version of EMAIL-FTP service for sites that do not have FTP access to the Internet. The EMAIL-FTP service is an enhancement to the CSNET Info-Server. Version 2 of the EMAIL-FTP service is less susceptible to errors from time-outs at remote hosts. Send your requests to info-server@cs.net. The enhanced Info-Server will parse the request, ftp the file, and mail the results back to you or to the address specified in the Reply-to field in your message. First, however, you should send a regular Info-Server request to get the help file. Send a message to info-server@cs.net with the following lines in the text: request: info topic: help-ftp request: end Please send comments and suggestions to cic@cs.net.
rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) (06/29/90)
THE MAIL-BASED FTP SERVER RUN BY CSNET IS NOT AVAILABLE.
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Request: info
Topic: help-ftp
Document Updated: 11 May 90
Subject: CSNET EMAIL-FTP V.2 SERVICE DOWN FOR REPAIRS
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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
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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.
YOUR REQUEST IS BEING HELD ON SH.CS.NET TEMPORARILY. WE RETURN IT TO
YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE. MEANWHILE, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE USUAL
AUTOMATIC RECEIPT FROM THE CSNET INFO SERVER.
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
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