Ian Eiloart wrote:
> Anyway, can anyone think of a reason why anyone on a University Campus 
> would (a) have a need to transfer files in any category below,

Absolutely.  A lot of those categories (and examples) cover tools with 
legit systems administration and/or troubleshooting uses.  You just 
wouldn't want them installed without your knowledge, or disguised as 
something else, or run by a malicious person/script/etc.

  and (b) not
> have access to alternative means like sftp?

I'm not so sure on that one, but from what I remember in my own 
University days (late 1990s), the campus network was relatively 
patchwork and tended to be low on network tools.  Though I think even 
Windows 98 had at least a command-line FTP client, so I'd think anything 
with working email should at least be able to retrieve a file from an 
FTP server.

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Kelson Vibber
SpeedGate Communications <www.speed.net>
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