FTP upload site (Was: Re: List behaviour)

[Jim Brain]

Chuck Guzis wrote:
> On 20 Apr 2009 at 0:02, Jim Brain wrote:
>
>   
>> It concerns me.  Jay's already providing a lot of free stuff, and
>> managing the list.  There are hundreds of free binary hosting sites
>> online, I'd recommend people use those instead.
>>     
>
> Jim, my reason for asking for this is that an ftp site associated 
> with the list might give the content a bit more of a chance to be 
> there when you or I next need it.  You've run into the "well, it used 
> to be there" wall more than once, I'm sure.
>
> For whatever it's worth,
> Chuck
>   
It's a valid point, but how do we ensure that the information is not 
subject to FTP site "entropy"?  I can see information getting dumped 
there, and then no one picks up and stores it in the proper place (site 
with related information, in a directory structure that makes sense) 
because it's "taken care of".  Then, as times goes on, the site ends up 
with so much uncategorized information that we must rely on the archives 
to sort out what a file actually holds.

If someone volunteers to manage the layout and ensure stuff gets to a 
reasonable spot with a reasonable name, my concerns are addressed, but I 
don't want to saddle Jay with that responsibility.

Jim