Re: [ql-users] BMP files etc

[James Hunkins]

Actually I personally prefer the way you have it now Dilwyn.  It works 
great and you are able to give descriptions with everything.  An FTP 
site is fine for massive file downloads or looking for particulars.  
But it depends on file names and folder hierarchy to let people know 
what stuff is.  And not all the files that you and everyone offers have 
the most descriptive names.

I would be asking what the advantage to setting up an FTP site actually 
is, other than a personal preference of someone, before you go to all 
the work of doing it.

There might be a good reason but I can't think of one, at least for 
your files.

Cheers,
jim
On Jan 13, 2005, at 7:31 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dilwyn, with all the stuff that you are providing on your www site 
maybe
you should also consider an FTP repository. In that way all the files
available are readily accessible for download.

FTP came before HTTP and was designed for file access.  Although the
latter seems now to be more popular as users are more used to 
accessing
from a web site.

--
Malcolm Cadman
I've never set up an FTP site and would need help and advice to get it 
going, but it's something I'd consider. I've been very lucky with the 
Freeola UK6 site, it's reliable, has masses of free space and the only 
real restriction they place on you is that everything must be 
"visible", i.e. pages anyone can read or files anyone can download, 
you mustn't use it as a private file store. I guess they make their 
money from users dialling up.

Can you point me a source of information on getting and setting up an 
FTP site?

Dilwyn Jones
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