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  • FILE ACCESS LEVELS

    From Daryl Stout@1:103/705 to ALL on Wed Jul 26 17:07:00 2017
    At present, on my BBS, those logging on with Anonymous FTP, or as New, Unverified, or Guest (level 40 or less), only have access to:

    1) Reading selected areas in Message Board 1 ONLY (no posting)
    2) Downloading selected files in File Board 1 ONLY (no uploads)
    3) Using the information (non-score bulletin) doorgames

    Verified Users In Good Standing, Donating Users, Ham Radio Operators, Visiting Sysops, and the Sysop Staff (levels 50 and above), have access
    to the majority of message and file areas (depending on their access
    level), plus all the doorgames.

    My question concerns the access level for the callers with level 40 or
    below.

    Is it wise to set it to have access to a file area, but NOT to have
    download access, unless they are a Verified User?? They basically could
    SEE what was there, but could NOT download from it. Or would that not
    apply to Anonymous FTP logons??

    Right now, if they want to know what files are online, they have to
    download and unzip the list of all files (ALLFILES.ZIP) -- but, to get
    the files desired, they have to apply for access.

    Daryl

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  • From Nightfox@1:103/705 to Daryl Stout on Thu Jul 27 08:56:20 2017
    Re: FILE ACCESS LEVELS
    By: Daryl Stout to ALL on Wed Jul 26 2017 05:07 pm

    My question concerns the access level for the callers with level 40 or below.

    Is it wise to set it to have access to a file area, but NOT to have download access, unless they are a Verified User?? They basically could SEE what was there, but could NOT download from it. Or would that not apply to Anonymous FTP logons??

    Right now, if they want to know what files are online, they have to download and unzip the list of all files (ALLFILES.ZIP) -- but, to get
    the files desired, they have to apply for access.

    I don't think it would really hurt anything to let them download files.. Are you worried about them using your bandwidth?

    Nightfox

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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Nightfox on Fri Jul 28 06:38:00 2017
    Nightfox wrote to Daryl Stout <=-

    I don't think it would really hurt anything to let them download
    files.. Are you worried about them using your bandwidth?

    That's my view too. It's only uploads I don't allow, guests are free to download any file I have on the boards.


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  • From Daryl Stout@1:103/705 to NIGHTFOX on Thu Jul 27 21:42:00 2017
    I don't think it would really hurt anything to let them download files.. Are N>you worried about them using your bandwidth?

    Not really. I do ham radio nets in the evenings on the BBS
    computer...but right now, I don't get that many logons per day, except
    myself.

    Daryl

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