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Date:      Wed, 13 Jan 1999 02:19:42 -0600
From:      "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com>
To:        Ville-Pertti Keinonen <will@iki.fi>
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Boot.flp doesn't
Message-ID:  <19990113021942.H12236@futuresouth.com>
In-Reply-To: <86k8yrbniw.fsf@not.oeno.com>; from Ville-Pertti Keinonen on Wed, Jan 13, 1999 at 10:11:19AM %2B0200
References:  <199901111058.MAA00994@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za.newsgate.clinet.fi> <867lusga6v.fsf@not.oeno.com> <19990112031009.K22809@futuresouth.com.newsgate.clinet.fi> <86k8yrbniw.fsf@not.oeno.com>

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On Wed, Jan 13, 1999 at 10:11:19AM +0200, a little birdie told me that Ville-Pertti Keinonen remarked
> 
> "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> writes:
> 
> > > Really?  NFS is so much simpler (if it isn't an installation from
> > > a public server) that I would expect it to be common.
> 
> > Actually, I've always found the FTP to be simpler...
> > Stick files on computer (or mount CD).  Done.
> 
> I admit, if you're willing to let your password be communicated
> unencrypted, then ftp is easy.

Actually, anonymous works just fine for me.
I NEVER pass my passwords unencrypted.
When my 'net bandwidth starts being eaten by people outside using me,
I'll find another solution (move it to a firewalled host, maybe), but
until then it Just Works (tm).


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