On Tue, Apr 20, 1999 at 11:40:44PM +1000, Chris Leishman wrote: > On Tue, Apr 20, 1999 at 08:42:11PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > <snip> > > > > Don't we still have the spooling problem unless you can co-ordinate sender > > and receiver to be on line in different time zones in different parts of > > the world simultaneously. > > Actually - I was thinking that you would pass the task of spooling and > serving the files to the senders nearest permenant server (their ISP for > example). The ISP would be configured to accept files only from its > users, and would implement quota support, etc, etc. The server would > be available at all times (excepting failures) thus no co-ordination would > be required.
Requires co-operation of the ISP - eg. set up spooling directories, prolly another port to firewall etc. As I suggested with an auto co-ordinated log-in nobody except the two parties involved (sender && receiver) need know or do anything to make the transfer possible. I suggest that sendfile would make a good starting point for dftp. Is this _too_ off-topic now ? Any objection to corresponding privately ? Of course, all interested people welcome !!! Write to me or Chris and cc whoever you don't write to (does that make sense ? :)) Your comments ? Ivan. > > Basically, the system would be a bit like having a ftp server - but with > more security and no knowlege of the lusers. > > > > > Sounds like a fantastic project - count me in and put me on the dftp > > (_D_ebian _F_ile _T_ransfer _P_rotocol) mailing list. > > > > Ivan. > > > > dftp....sounds good ;) > > > Chris > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The box said "Windows 95, NT or better" .. so I installed Debian Linux > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Reply with subject 'request key' for PGP public key. KeyID 0xA9E087D5 > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
