Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!portal!cup.portal.com!AMillar From: AMillar@cup.portal.com (Alan DI Millar) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc Subject: Re: Wanted: help starting archive mail server Message-ID: <31255@cup.portal.com> Date: 29 Jun 90 14:49:49 GMT References: <9RA4B2C@xds13.ferranti.com> Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 24 >> Now if UUNET were to provide a method of doing anonymous FTP to their >> customers directly, you'd have a case. But they don't, so we need our >> mail servers. > >> They are, it's called "alternet". > >Alternet is a commercial TCP/IP service. What I'm talking about is a uucp >to ftp gateway for UUNET customers, like what PUCC provides but without the >bitnet hassles. It's as different as road and rail. What bitnet hassles? I send a mail message to BITFTP@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU from any UUCP site, type in the EXACT ftp dialog I would interactively, and I get my response back uuencoded. How could it be easier? I guess you could drop the uuencoding and/or put it in a shar file, but that's about it... I personally find BITFTP easier than anonymous uucp. The only thing that could be better would be fully interactive access, and you won't find that in the uucp store-and-forward world, I'm sure. I'm sure there are ways it could be easier, but I'm still trying to figure out how everyone got by before BITFTP :-) - Alan Millar AMillar@cup.portal.com