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In <1990Apr05.141253.14391@pmafire.UUCP> geoff@pmafire.UUCP (Geoff Allen):
>>>How tough would it be to put a listserver on apple.com, anyway?
>>>UUCP'ingly yours,
>>>Geoff Allen
>>	Its probably not as easy as you think. As far as I can tell
>>	FTP access will only work thru internet access, if you don't
>>	have it, your SOL. Instead of complaining on the net, why don't
>>	you get your company or Administrator to get your system on
>>	the Internet...complain at the source.
>
>That's exactly the point.  I'm not talking about FTP.  I'm talking about
>a listserver.  Something like the one at rice which echos the sumex
>archive.  You send it mail with lines that are commands.  For example,
>if I want that latest version of Disinfectant, I'd send a message
>saying:

Actually bitnet users can use ftp services. You need to use a bitftp-server,
but I've heard that it works fine. BITFTP AT PUCC is one such server.

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> HELP
        BITFTP -- Princeton BITNET FTP Server

BITFTP provides an (RFC822) mail interface to the FTP
portion of the IBM TCP/IP product ("FAL") running on the
Princeton VM system, to allow BITNET/NetNorth/EARN users to
ftp files from sites on the Internet.

To use BITFTP, send mail containing your ftp commands to
"BITFTP@PUCC".  The first command to BITFTP must be "FTP"
or "HELP".

The recommended syntax for ftp requests is:

FTP hostname
USER username password
<other ftp subcommands>

BITFTP implements a subset of the ftp subcommands provided
in the IBM TCP/IP and uses the same syntax.  Therefore, you
may find it useful to obtain the "IBM TCP/IP for VM Command
Reference Manual", IBM order number GC09-1204.

The files you request will be sent to you in NETDATA format.
You will also receive a mail file containing a log of your
ftp session.  In that mail file, entries prefixed by ">" are
your original commands; those prefixed by ">>" are your
commands as interpreted by BITFTP and passed to FTPSERVE;
those prefixed by ">>>" are messages from FTPSERVE; and
those prefixed by ">>>>" are completion messages from BITFTP.

If BITFTP is unable to connect to the host you specify,
it will send you mail after the first attempt, but will keep
trying at intervals over three days.  The only additional mail
files you will receive will be when the connection is made
successfully or when BITFTP gives up after three days.

This service is currently under development and is far from
complete.  Current plans for improvements include:

1.  Acknowledgments via MSG when mail is received and when
    processing has been completed.

2.  A much more complete HELP facility.

3.  Ability to accept requests in IBM NOTE and PROFS
    formats.

4.  Support for several more of the FTP subcommands, such
    as MGET.

Questions about BITFTP and suggestions for improvements
should be directed to Melinda Varian, MAINT@PUCC on BITNET.

The author gratefully acknowledges the use of the FTP
SUBCOM interface written by David Nessl (DAVID@NERVM) and
of the RFC822 parsing routine written by Eric Thomas
(ERIC@LEPICS).
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