[DECtalk] Important announcement

[Rich Cavallaro]

what is the url to access the dec-talk archive?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at bellsouth.net>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at jaybird.no-ip.info>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 5:42 AM
Subject: [DECtalk] Important announcement


> Hello,
> Having attempted to access the official archive at Andre's site less than
an
> hour ago, it appears that he has silently pulled the plug, finally.  As
far
> as I am concerned, this leaves me as the de facto archive maintainer.  As
> such, here are a few things I want everybody to know.
> 1.  The Red Dwarf files are staying.  I know this is a bit risky given US
> copyright law, but I don't see lawyers banging on my door right now, so
> don't think it's a real huge deal.  If it ever becomes one, the files will
> be removed and someone in the UK can host them, but hopefully that won't
be
> necessary.  I have set up an ftp account exclusively for those involved
with
> the uploading of Red Dwarf files, and a script which moves these files to
> the red_dwarf directory once an hour.  If you are involved in the upload
> process, please write me off-list at ratguy at bellsouth.net and I will
provide
> the username and password.  To prevent abuse, this account is only
available
> to people who upload Red Dwarf episodes and not to anybody else, and it
will
> be removed after dt8-8 has been uploaded.
> 2.  All other files are staying.  If Tony took over the archive, he had
> already stated that some files would be removed.  I don't want to do that,
> because then I'm being the judge of what is and is not acceptable.  If
> things get out of hand I may have to implement some rules, but for now,
> everything stays.
> 3.  File upload is currently unavailable.  I am looking for a secure
> mechanism to make this happen.  It must be secure against people
downloading
> from the upload area, people deleting uploaded files, and people
overwriting
> other files by uploading new files with the same names.  Any suggestions
are
> welcomed.  What I'd love to find is a web-based solution which would allow
> people to upload files, it Emails me saying there's a new upload, I look
at
> the file then approve or reject it as appropriate.
> 4.  If there is enough demand, I will make a torrent of all or part of the
> archive from time to time.
> 5.  Although I hope to find a secure solution to the file upload problem,
> even if this archive remains forever static with the exception of Red
Dwarf,
> I have no problem with hosting it for as long as anyone wants.
> 6.  I will write a new Readme file as soon as possible.
> 7.  I reserve the right to investigate possible mirroring options, and if
> bandwidth usage gets out of hand, I reserve the right to restrict
> downloading directly from me to mirror sites, install bandwidth limiting
> modules, or take other actions to eliminate the problem.  However, I will
> make every effort to investigate possible alternatives before I remove the
> archive or ask for donations.
> If you have any questions or comments about this announcement, feel free
to
> write to the list, or to me personally at ratguy at bellsouth.net.
> Thanks.
> Jayson Smith
>
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