Subj : Re: File down loads total
To : Dumas Walker
From : Dan Clough
Date : Wed Sep 11 2024 05:04 pm
-=> Dumas Walker wrote to GAMGEE <=-
> Personally I'd have to disagree with that policy. I don't even offer a
> web interface, but web/telnet would be the same for me - as in : If you
> want a file from my BBS, create a user account and get it. Otherwise...
> get it from somewhere else.
DW> I used to let anonymous users grab files here but the problem with
DW> doing that is that it also opens up your file areas to those "virus
DW> scanner" and "web safety" scammers who will flag your IPA if they find
DW> any files that are compressed. As many DOS executables were compressed
DW> when compiled, or by pklite or some such afterwards, it is a good way
DW> to get yourself blacklisted.
Wow, did not even know about that aspect of things. Thanks for pointing
it out.
