Re: BITFTP grief!

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From: Jim Mercer
Date: Sat, 18 May 1991 04:39

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In article <1991May16.224338.286@crom2.uucp> jim@crom2.uucp (James P. H. Fuller) writes:
>schoff@uu.psi.com (Martin Schoffstall) writes:
>>To transfer files we use a tried and true mechanism:  FTP.
>
>      Can you say "0% reliability?"  FTP to uucp-only sites doesn't work
>AT ALL.  What's your advice for them?  "Screw you, Jack, I've got mine?"
>Harrumph!

agreed, FTP is an direct internet only facility.

why not use the next best thing in your case?

direct uucp connection.

To which joe.user@site.uucp (Joe User) MIGHT SAY:
> that costs money.

too fucking bad, better your money/time/disk than mine.

-- 
[ Jim Mercer   work: jim@lsuc.on.ca  home: merce@iguana.uucp  +1 519 570-3467 ]
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From: merce@iguana.uucp (Jim Mercer)
Subject: Re: BITFTP grief!
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