From: mont@netcom.netcom.com (Mont Pierce) Subject: NO FTP, Use an ftp mail server Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1992 01:54:24 GMT
|>>Subject: No FTP ... HELP!
|>>From: obmarket!michaelc@relay.EU.net (Michael Campbell)
|>>Message-Id: <kaFTeB2w164w@obmarket.UUCP>
|>>Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1992 23:09:31 +0200
|>>Organization: Orange Blossom Market - Orlando FL
|>>Status: RO
|>>
|>>I need to get a copy of Linux from someone. I can't FTP, nor can
|>>I get it through any of the 'normal' channels. I'd be more than
|>>willing to send someone a set of (pre-formatted, of course), disks
|>>on which to copy it. I'd also supply a postage paid return envelope.
|>>Could someone help me with this?
|>>
|>>I'd prefer someone in the continental US, of course, to keep my postage
|>>costs within line, but if that's not possible, then International it
|>>is. Anyone, anyone?
|>>
hi. I don't have ftp either but have found that there are many ftp mail
servers out there that can do the job and send you the files via mail.
The server I use is ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com. I send it mail with the ftp
commands in it and it send back a log of the ftp session and the request
files. Binary files are in uuencode format and split into 60k(+-) junks
so mail can handle them. You edit the mail, put the pieces back together
and run uudecode to convert back to the original binary file.
It's not as simple as ftp, but it gets the job done.
To find the list of commands valid at an ftpmail server, send a message
with just "help" in the body. The server will send back instructions
and command list.
Example: mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: anything you want
help
To get a list of files available from tsx-11:/pub/linux send:
mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: whatever
reply <your return mail addr>
connect tsx-11.mit.edu
chdir /pub/linux #only 1 chdir allowed per session
dir -R
quit
First you'll get back acknowledgement of your request. Then after
awhile you get a log of the ftp session, and the output from dir.
To get files in uuencode format send this to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com:
reply <your return addr>
connect tsx-11.mit.edu
binary
uuencode
chdir /pub/linux
get images/bootimage-0.12.Z
get images/rootimage-0.12.Z
get docs/INSTALL-0.11
get docs/RELNOTES-0.11
get docs/RELNOTES-0.12
quit
Mont.