Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mcnc!gatech!usenet From: usenet@gatech.edu Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers Subject: Changes to Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Message-ID: <15996@gatech.gatech.edu> Date: Wed, 1-Jul-87 08:58:05 EDT Article-I.D.: gatech.15996 Posted: Wed Jul 1 08:58:05 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 2-Jul-87 04:19:14 EDT Expires: Mon, 10-Aug-87 08:58:03 EDT Sender: spaf@gatech.edu Lines: 41 Approved: spaf@gatech.EDU *** old/questions.n Mon Jun 1 07:47:40 1987 --- src/questions.n Sat Jun 27 14:45:50 1987 *************** *** 5,7 **** Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz) ! [Most recent change: 31 May 1987 by spaf@gatech.edu & weemba@brahms.berkeley.edu] --- 5,7 ---- Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz) ! [Most recent change: 27 June 1987 by rick@seismo.css.gov] *************** *** 310 **** --- 310,336 ---- are off until the courts have rendered some actual decisions. + + 27. What is "anonymous ftp"? + + "FTP" stands for File Transfer Protocol; on many systems, it's + also the name of a user-level program that implements that + protocol. This program allows a user to transfer files to and + from a remote network site, provided that network site is + reachable via the DARPA Internet or a similar facility. (Ftp is + also usable on many local-area networks.) + + "Anonymous FTP" indicates that a user may log into the remote + system as user "anonymous" with an arbitrary password. A common + convention is that some sort of identification is supplied as the + password, e.g. "mumble@foo". This is sometimes useful to those + sites that track ftp usage. + + 28. What is UUNET? + + UUNET is a non-profit communications service designed to provide + access to USENET news, mail, and various source archives at low + cost by obtaining volume discounts. Charges are calculated to + recover costs. The Usenix Association is currently funding the + UUNET project on an experimental basis. + + For more information send your US mail address to usenix!madeline. +