Does anyone use FTP's anymore?

[JollyRoger]

I hope this isn't a stupid question...but I remember using etree's announce list to visit ftps to get shows back when I was getting into shows...but is this type of trading used anymore?

[vladsmythe]

There were many. I know of only one left form the old GD/Garcia days. Other than that site, I only use ftp as a way to upload to servers.

[habalushy]

yea, i remember that.
its too bad, that was pretty convenient sometimes

[JollyRoger]

Thats what I was just thinking about...oh well

[vladsmythe]

It was nice having shows available 24/7 without torrents dying...

[Cornelious Jerome Garcia Oppenheimer]

RIP TOL

[Toadinohio]

I think WeenFTP is still active, but I haven't used it in years.

[Five]

everybody is using the 'ftp replacements' like megaupload, rapidshare, zshare, sendspace, etc etc etc in the lossless blogs. that way downloaders can get great speeds and the 'seeder' doesn't have to provide the bandwidth. the last ftp I used was the leonard cohen one a couple years back and it was very very slow!

[pawel]

It's not dead, like Gopher :rolleyes:

[vladsmythe]

There were so many...it's where we got our Grateful Dead and more.
zen
gambit
elgato
stonebear
puffalobuffalo
redworm
ftp.setlist.org
suspect.dyndns
anarion
cleveland.neobright
sativa
wolverine
yigsdigs
deadend
sampson
tigerrose
boonie
deeznutz
pigspen
clone
digivault
tol
kidney-in-a-cooler
ftp.praeclara
garcia
intercessor
ubik
2valis
fitamy
candyman
agroman
stardoggie

I'm not at liberty to list the only one from that era that is still up and running.

[wharfrat73]

fungus and
bluegrassbox too.

[vladsmythe]

fungus and
bluegrassbox too.Ha! true! I grabbed everything from bluegrassbox.:clap: Mighty fine!
That whole scene is still alive to say the least.:)
I forgot because bluegrassbox was more an institution than an ftp site.

[sjmike]

I still use FTP for some of my trades. Its a great way to save on the high cost of international postage.

[shopkin]

wow havent heard that term in a while.......
dontbesquare.no-ip.org
TuneTree
jamfl93.dyndns
pigspen.dyndns.org
yigsdigs.dyndns.org
buckeyes.etree.org
ezra.etree.org
cassady.ballcom.com
Cleveland.neobright.net
sky.etree.org
macha.etree.org
dna
Music.kerchoff.com
schoolzone.mine.nu
fatferraro.etree.org
tol.etree.org
digivault.etree.org
stardoggy.etree.org
rain.dnsalias.net
Glencoe.etree.org
these are a few that i used to use a few years back....
dont think any of them work now........owell...

[direwolf-pgh]

pigspen.dyndns.org - i know that dude - hello darkstar :wave:

[daddyray]

I used that back in the 28.8 days..gopher searches too...
Can anyone remember Evillage from apple during the performa era?

[wharfrat73]

That whole scene is still alive to say the least.:)


Where? SPPS? They still run ftp, don't they?

[ChrisTM]

It can still be done at Archive.org.

ChrisTM

[wharfrat73]

It can still be done at Archive.org.

ChrisTM

Can it? I was just looking today. Where do you find the ftp links? I really don't like downloading from the http links.

[pmonk]

No but you didn't hear it from me.

[vladsmythe]

I upload to a server at a private site via ftp. There is also one ftp site still running from the lists mentioned in this thread. It's nice because there is no ratio to consider. :lol4:

[pmonk]

I upload to a server at a private site via ftp. There is also one ftp site still running from the lists mentioned in this thread. It's nice because there is no ratio to consider. :lol4:

Nice ratio dork :disbelief

[wharfrat73]

Next we can talk about the challenges of figuring out how to download from binary newsgroups.

[vanark]

I still have a server that I bring up from time to time for a private exchange, sometimes of a raw master that needs to be mastered/tracked (just last week) or to trade in an artist that is not very electronic trading friendly. But, I also have a few gig of web space Comcast that I can use for temporary storage.

[vladsmythe]

Nice ratio dork :disbelief That's funny!:clap:

[mooncusser]

back down to 0.25, eh vladdy? what happened to that 0.26 you worked so hard for?

[vladsmythe]

Never work, 'lil buddy. I've been busy saving the world.;)

[mooncusser]

It's nice because there is no ratio to consider.
since when has that stopped you? :hmm:




and on topic: FTP is too slow with big files for most folks nowadays. kinda old-school as far as the kids are concerned, too.

[vladsmythe]

It hasn't. I'm happy with my ratio, sorry if it bothers you. I upload content and you don't, and that never bugs me about you 'lil buddy. my ftp server runs as fast as anything my isp will allow, so speed is not an issue for me.:)