On Thu, 14 Apr 1994 10:53:14 EDT A. Harry Williams said:
>I'm sure others will disagree, but since you're in for the penny, why not
>have FTPSERVE also perform the '_' for '-' substitution also? That want
>XYZ-L stores its logs in XYZ_L, but if I FTP into UBVM, I can type
>CD XYZ-L, and FTPSERVE gets the info from XYZ_L instead? While I can
>understand the arguments against it, it does have the least astonishment
>factor for novice users.
...I started to look into this, and it is not all that simple :-( If the
user is at the root directory, and issues a DIR, then that display will
show objects like "VM_UTIL". If I modify the display, I have to make sure
they are doing a DIR of SFS (and not minidisk). Then, what if the user
wants to CD to user-id(.191), when the current dir is SFS....gets pretty
messy.
Perhaps a comprimise would be to set the default working dir for
anonymous to be that of LISTSERV's root, so that a sample novice user
login might look like this:
ftp ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu
VM TCP/IP FTP V2R2
Connecting to UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU 128.205.2.1, port 21
220-FTPSERVE IBM VM V2R3 at UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu, 14:51:12 EDT FRIDAY 04/15/94
220 Connection will close if idle for more than 5 minutes.
USER (identify yourself to the host):
anonymous
>>>USER anonymous
331 Send your local userid instead of password for identification, please
Password:
>>>PASS ********
230-ANONYMOU logged in; working directory = ANONYMOU 191
230-Welcome to the Univerity at Buffalo's ANONYMOUS FTP (version 2.2).
230-
230-To see a list of file directories available, issue the DIR command.
230-Each entry on the disk represents a LISTSERV filelist supported on
230-UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu. An empty DIR represents work in progress.
230-Files named LISTSERV.listname are on SFS directories, and are accessed
230-via: CD ACSSFS:LISTSERV.listname.
230-
230-NOTE: To get these mods to Anonymous FTP, use CD FTP220.
230-
230-For more info, get the file UBVMANON README in the current directory.
230
Command:
cd acssfs:listserv.
>>>CWD acssfs:listserv.
250 SFS working directory is ACSSFS:LISTSERV..
Command:
dir
>>>PORT 128,205,2,1,150,194
200 Port request OK.
>>>LIST
125 List started OK
JIMTEST DIR - - - 4/12/94 9:16:01 -
TEST_DIR DIR - - - 4/15/94 11:21:35 -
GIS_L DIR - - - 4/15/94 14:48:12 -
LANWORKS DIR - - - 4/15/94 14:48:20 -
250 List completed successfully.
Command:
cd gis_l
>>>CWD gis_l
250 SFS working directory is ACSSFS:LISTSERV.GIS_L.
Command:
dir
>>>PORT 128,205,2,1,151,163
200 Port request OK.
>>>LIST
125 List started OK
GIS-L DBINDEX V 223 3061 71 4/15/94 14:51:52 -
GIS-L DBNAMES F 80 12 1 4/15/94 14:51:53 -
GIS-L DIGEST V 88 2127 20 4/15/94 14:51:50 -
GIS-L LOG9402A V 471 13039 142 4/15/94 14:52:21 -
GIS-L LOG9402B V 143 12235 137 4/15/94 14:52:17 -
GIS-L LOG9402C V 318 11768 129 4/15/94 14:52:14 -
GIS-L LOG9402D V 451 10508 118 4/15/94 14:52:12 -
GIS-L LOG9403A V 633 12501 140 4/15/94 14:52:09 -
GIS-L LOG9403B V 644 10319 112 4/15/94 14:52:06 -
GIS-L LOG9403C V 673 10814 117 4/15/94 14:52:04 -
GIS-L LOG9403D V 625 12704 136 4/15/94 14:52:02 -
GIS-L LOG9403E V 336 2915 33 4/15/94 14:51:59 -
GIS-L LOG9404A V 237 14269 155 4/15/94 14:51:58 -
GIS-L LOG9404B V 220 9879 109 4/15/94 14:51:55 -
GIS-L LOG9404C V 88 2158 23 4/15/94 14:51:51 -
GIS-L SUBJECTS V 110 42 1 4/15/94 14:51:50 -
250 List completed successfully.
Command:
cd ..
>>>CWD ..
250 SFS working directory is ACSSFS:LISTSERV..
Command:
dir
>>>PORT 128,205,2,1,151,164
200 Port request OK.
>>>LIST
125 List started OK
JIMTEST DIR - - - 4/12/94 9:16:01 -
TEST_DIR DIR - - - 4/15/94 11:21:35 -
GIS_L DIR - - - 4/15/94 14:48:12 -
LANWORKS DIR - - - 4/15/94 14:48:20 -
250 List completed successfully.
Command:
quit
>>>QUIT
221 Quit command received. Goodbye.
tksspr; T=0.33/0.45 14:53:24
Sound OK?
Steve
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