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4.1 KiB
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108 lines
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RIME FTP PROCEDURES
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FTP accounts are FREE! Please contact the Nethub for login's and
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passwords. Do not ask Sue Moore, as she will refer you here. The
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login/password administration for this service will be provided by the
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Nethub. This is available to every RIME sysop in good standing.
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The following procedures must be followed exactly:
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For Postlink:
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Packets are named in the following manner:
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Ussss.NNN - Packet going *to* the Nethub placed in /ftpout
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by you.
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Dssss.NNN - Packet from the Nethub placed in /ftpin
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by me.
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They *MUST* be zipped and the Ussss.NNN packet *MUST* contain
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your PostLink PREAMBLE from your export run.
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QWK:
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Packets are named in the following manner:
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QUssss.NNN - Packet going *to* the Nethub placed in /ftpout
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by you.
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QDssss.NNN - Packet from the Nethub found in /ftpin
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by me.
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Packets are compressed with PKZIP, and renamed from
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MOONDOG.REP for the site, or MOONDOG.QWK from the
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NetHub.
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FTSC:
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Packets are named in the following manner:
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FUssss.NNN - Packet going *to* the Nethub placed in /ftpout
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by you.
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FDssss.NNN - Packet from the Nethub found in /ftpin
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by me.
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Packets are compressed with PKZIP only. FDssss.NNN packets
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are returned from those sysops using AREAFIX on the NetHub
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and not taking the ALTERNATE packet (RIMEFTSC.NNN).
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**DO NOT** Areafix if you are taking RIMEFTSC.NNN from
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our ftp sites, or from Planet Connect! It duplicates
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the Nethub's effort, and wastes our resources.
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Your SESSION and AREAFIX passwords must be in UPPER CASE.
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All Formats:
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1) ssss - is your RIME site number.
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NNNN - is a number, starting at 000, and incrementing
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by 1 for each packet, resetting to 000 when
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999 is reached.
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2) IMPROTANT - Each sysop is on the honor system
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during this initial phase. Please insure your
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script is set to mget YOUR PACKET ONLY!
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3) In the coming days I will have the RIME encryption
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method in place. A very simple, one-step process
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to use when you rename your packets. In a nut-shell,
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I will have a set of 'keys' at the nethub, and will
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hand out an individual key to each sysop. The sysop
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will then use this key to encrypt his ZIPped packet.
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I will use the corresponding key on the Nethub to
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decrypt your packet. No two sysops will have the
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same key. I am told that the combinations of keys
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number in the billions.
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(Please store a copy of your KEY on a floppy)
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(or some other safe place in case I loose it.)
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4) You may delete your packets after 48 hours. Although
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The Nethub Agent will travel around the sites every
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90 min collecting packets, no packet will be imported
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more than once at the Nethub.
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5) If the packets are not deleted, the Nethub Garbage Agent
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will make one pass every 48 hours, cleaning up each site.
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Please make sure you save your packets for a minimum of
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14 days, especially hubs.
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6) FTP login names and passwords will change every 30 days.
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Current ftp sysops in good standing will receive the new
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passwords in their encrypted packets starting on the 25th
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of each month, and for the following 5 days.
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7) New ftp sysops will need to call the Nethub voice, or use
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Internet email to receive their initial login name, password
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and RIME encryption key.
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NetHub voice number is :
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(718) 338-1932
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Nethub email address is:
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don.barba@moondog.com
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8) RIME encryption keys may be changed at various times
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during the year. If a mass change is planned, sufficient
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notice will be given.
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-Don-
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