Asci file: winternet.html

Subject: PPP configs
Subject: Re: FTP ?
Subject: Re: UUENCODE NOT MIME
Subject: Re: Mail forwarding question




From kbrint@winternet.comTue Mar  5 02:13:38 1996
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1995 17:21:41 -0500 (CDT)
From: Kevin <kbrint@winternet.com>
Subject: PPP configs



Change the following, of course, to include your portmaster login (i.e.
Pkbrint or kbrint.ppp) and password.  (it's probably a good idea to change
the permissions on this file so noone else can snag your password)

-/- BEGIN FILE /etc/ppp/login -/-
ABORT BUSY
ABORT "NO DIALTONE"
ABORT VOICE
"" ATZ
OK atl1m1
OK ATDT9413445
name: USERNAME
ssword PASSWORD
-/- END FILE -/-


Pretty simple.

-/- BEGIN FILE /etc/ppp/logout -/-
'' BREAK
-/- END FILE -/-


Change the following to reflect the desired serial port and anything else
your heart desires

-/- BEGIN FILE /etc/ppp/options -/-
/dev/modem
38400
modem
mtu 1500
mru 1500
asyncmap 0
connect "/usr/lib/ppp/chat -f /etc/ppp/login"
disconnect "/usr/lib/ppp/chat -f /etc/ppp/logout"
crtscts
noipdefault
defaultroute
-/- END FILE -/-

Now all that's left to do is run 'pppd' as root.


-kevin-

  kbrint@winternet.com
  http://www.winternet.com/~kbrint
  winternet staff - email for info


From: kae@winternet.com (Karl Erickson)
Newsgroups: winternet.help
Subject: Re: FTP ?
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 12:38:19 -0500
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Distribution: local

In article <3ugc6u$dd4@blackice.winternet.com>, zamdrist@winternet.com
(Lord Zamdrist) wrote:

>I made directory in mine (~/ftp) Is this what I am to do if i want a ftp
>directory ? Should it be ~/FTP ? Would the url be ftp://ftp.winternet.com
>/users/zamdrist ? Thanks for the help !

Nah - Your ftp directory isn't "in" your home directory - it resides by
itself on the ftp server.

What you need to do is:

   0. Read the FAQ. Really. It's all in there! ("How do I set up an anon
       ftp area?") <http://www.winternet.com/~kae/wnet_faq/netserv.html#ftp>
       (Besides, It'll keep me from banging my head against the wall while
        screaming "READ THE BLOODY FAQ!" Though I still might do one or
        the other....)
   1. But, in the interest of being helpful, I'll include the instructions
        below:

--------------------------------------------------

Unlike your WWW area, your ftp area is distinct from your user ("home")
directory space. While you normally have a limit of 5MB of diskspace for
your user directory, you have a separate disk quota for your ftp space.

"How much space is it?" you might ask. How nice of you to bring it up.
Your ftp area quota is 5-7MB. (That is, under 5 is fine, 5-7 will get you
a notice that you're almost at your limit, and 7+MB will not allow any
further additions until you either remove files, or pay for extra ftp
space.)

Since the ftp area is actually hosted on a separate machine, your ftp
directory will appear in a different area of the filesystem than your home
& WWW directories.

In particular, whereas your home directory may be something like
/usr2/joeblow/, your ftp directory will be /ftp/users/joeblow/

**How do I set up an FTP area?

     1.First, log in to your shell account.
       (Need help with this? See the section on shells in the previous section.)

     2.Change your directory to the ftp area. ( cd /ftp/users )

     3.Make your ftp directory. ( mkdir $USER -- the "$USER" will
automagically   
         substitute your login name! ) 

     4.Make sure it's world readable and executable ( chmod 755 $USER )
       (Yep, directories must be executable -- don't ask why)
       (For more information, see the chmod command.)

     5.Move files into the ftp area (see below for details & help)

     6.Make sure the files are world readable. ( chmod 644 $USER/* ) 
--------------------------------------------------

So, while when you're logged in, you need to switch to the /ftp/users/zamdrist/
directory to see/modify your ftp directory, but anyone accessing the anon
ftp server will find your files at:

<ftp://ftp.winternet.com/users/zamdrist> as you said.

See? It's really not that complicated :-)

-Karl
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 Karl A. Erickson                      http://www.winternet.com/~kae/
 kae@winternet.com                          finger for PGP public key
       "If ignorance is bliss, shouldn't more people be happy?"

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From: Peter Jerde <jerde@winternet.com>
Newsgroups: winternet.help
Subject: Re: UUENCODE NOT MIME
Date: 2 Jan 1996 18:30:52 GMT
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Distribution: local
Mime-Version: 1.0

Anne Austin, cardinal@winternet.com writes:
>Connection (for Internet).  Sometimes these attachments say "Need to 
>convert with BinHex 4.0)      Maybe I need a new friend who doesn't use a 
>MAC? ;)

I have a program in my directory that can decode binhex.

>From the shell on winternet, type:
~jerde/bin/hexbin file-you-want-to-decode.hqx

This will de-binhex the file and put the result in your working directory.

 - Peter
jerde@winternet.com

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From: kbrint@winternet.com (Kevin)
Newsgroups: winternet.help
Subject: Re: Mail forwarding question
Date: 1 Feb 1996 20:11:57 GMT
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Distribution: local

Snowdog (snowdog@winternet.com) wrote:

> I've heard it is possible to forward mail yet leave an unforwarded
> copy at the same time.  How exactly is this done? I'm running Linux
> and I'm only forwarding right now, but it would be nice to be able to
> get my mail from some DOS/Windows applications as well.

Sure is..  in your .forward file on our system, just add a line like
this:

snowdog@winternet.com

That will keep a local copy as well as forwarding a copy to your
machine..

(kevin)

  kbrint@winternet.com
  http://www.winternet.com/~kbrint/
  winternet staff - email for info

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