FTP alternatives

[Edward Vielmetti]

[ no ftp, got the blues ]

uunet has a number for anonymous UUCP, 1-900-GET-SRCS, cost is
ca. 40 cents per minute.  someone who knows more can fill
in the details.

osu-cis has anonymous UUCP, see their map entry.

pucc has BITFTP, it's kind of clunky to use, since it's not
interactive and decidedly antisocial for big stuff since you're going
through gateways.  send mail to bitftp at pucc.princeton.edu with no
subject and a first line of HELP.  Expect delays.

a number of sites have special purpose mail-based servers
that will ship back sources.

If you're in Michigan or are willing to make a long distance call here
& run PCIP or a version of KA9Q that will talk the MIT SLFP protocol
you can dial up & be able to FTP, though your connections are
restricted to sites on Merit (net 35).

It is entirely possible that there's a public access site on the
internet, or that you can work out an arrangement with a local
internet site for guest access.

comp.archives has a lot of information about what there is to
get and occasionally mentions email based ways of getting things.

Commerical organizations like UUNET and PSI will sell internet
access fairly generally; regional networks may also be able to
get you low-speed or non-dedicated internet access for a fee.

There's lots of ways, it may just take some time, effort, and
money to make use of them.

--Ed

Edward Vielmetti, U of Michigan math dept.