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Yes, we had an anonymous ftp service via AFS. I didn't didn’t remember that Freed group used it or linked to it from their web site.
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If there are links to such files in the web site, then the files are likely fairly static and old and should just be served via http now. Files for a limited audience or available only for a limited time should be provided with some other mechanism - probably sharing via box.net or Cornell dropbox depending on the details. Taking a look, the stuff looks like old code. It should probably be zipped or otherwise archived and served out via http. If it is maintained code, perhaps migrating to Cornell's Cornell’s sourceforge server would be appropriate. I have heard of this but never used it.
We also had an anonymous ftp upload. Uploaded files could only be retrieved via AFS, but even the person or session that just uploaded the file could not download it via ftp. This doesn't doesn’t appear to have been used by Freed group, but if it was, there are other mechanisms for this nowadays.
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Can you please orient me to the FTP directory which Curt mentions, below? It's It’s the first I'm I’m hearing of ACERT's ACERT’s apparent dependence on an FTP service you are provisioning- doh! And what, if any, relationship does this FTP directory have with ACERT's ACERT’s web server? (I mean, other than that their web site has links which point to this FTP service.)
If this directory isn't isn’t part of the web server, is this a directory on your AFS server? If so, we obviously must ensure all these files are migrated to the CIFS (file sharing services) we're we’re setting up for ACERT, which we planned all ACERT's ACERT’s researcher would access via file sharing mounts. I am surprised that I am only now hearing that they may need (public!) FTP access to files you are currently hosting. Seems we must confirm with the ACERT group the value and "fit" “fit” of FTP services in this day of web servers, Box.com, and file sharing.
What do you recommend I do, based on your understanding of the situation?
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