[DECtalk] Important announcement

Jayson Smith ratguy at bellsouth.net
Thu Aug 18 11:31:30 EDT 2005


The URL is as follows.
http://jaybird.no-ip.info/dectalk
Jayson.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Cavallaro" <richcav at verizon.net>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at jaybird.no-ip.info>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Important announcement


> 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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