Re: Re: File down loads total on webv4
  By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Tue Sep 10 2024 07:31 pm

 Ni>> If you want people to be able to freely download files from your BBS via
 Ni>> a web link without having an account on your BBS, you'd need to allow the
 Ni>> guest account to download files.  Sometimes it's useful to be able to

 Ga> Personally I'd have to disagree with that policy.  I don't even offer a
 Ga> web interface, but web/telnet would be the same for me - as in : If you
 Ga> want a file from my BBS, create a user account and get it.  Otherwise...
 Ga> get it from somewhere else.

To each their own.  Sometimes other sysops have asked if anyone has a particular file, and I've offered a web link so they can download it.  Often the link is used without them creating an account.

Nightfox

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