From: devet@wsinfo10.info.win.tue.nl (Arjan de Vet) Subject: Re: Suggestion for future SLS ftp distribution (tsx-11 probs) Date: 21 Apr 1993 13:47:47 +0200
In article <gleasokr.735364708@rintintin.colorado.edu> gleasokr@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Kris Gleason) writes:
>How about a different login and password for the mirror programs? Is it
>possible to configure them to login as mirror with password protection
>so that the mirrors have priority over the anonymous users? Is this easily
>done, or would it require lotsa hacking of everybody's code? (just an
>idea that popped into my head. forgive me if it's totally inane).
It's really simple. The mirror script has a nice configuration file.
>This would require lots less coordination among humans (unless everybody
>loses the password).
It's a good idea too, but I don't know whether the tsx-11 administration
gives accounts to people unknown to them. Our sysops wouldn't even think
about it!
I'll wait for an answer from Peter and the tsx-11 maintainers.
Arjan