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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:41:32 -0500
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From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: FTP?
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Actually, I've never seen this with Netscape.  It seems to interpret the
"too many users" error more as you'd expect.  Still, I agree with you.
Browsers are convenient but they are generally lacking in terms of FTP
ease-of-use.


At 11:46 AM 1/31/2001, David A. Cobb wrote:
>Then it's also a problem with Netscape 4.75 !  Another client is a darn
>good idea, though: who needs to load up a full browser application just to
>do an FTP?
>
>Larry Hall wrote:
>
> > At 05:26 PM 1/30/2001, David A. Cobb wrote:
> > >Several web pages, including some at <sources.redhat.com>, link to
> > ><ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/something/else> but every
> > >attempt to get ftp access to sourceware comes back with a requirement
> > >for username/password.  "anonymous + me AT my DOT email DOT server" gets
> > >a denial.  Are you still serving FTP?  What's the secret?
> >
> > This is a "problem" with IE.  Ignore it or use another FTP client.
> >
> > Keep in mind that sourceware is *very* busy and you'll likely get
> > rejections regardless since it only allows 30 simultaneous users.
> > You're better off with a mirror...
> >
> > Larry Hall                              lhall AT rfk DOT com
> > RFK Partners, Inc.                      http://www.rfk.com
> > 118 Washington Street                   (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
> > Holliston, MA 01746                     (508) 893-9889 - FAX
>
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