From: <organism@hydrophilus.com>
Good point. Check them for viri, trojans, and the like. Then dump them into the public directories. :) Ah, mp3, shn, ogg, mpg, avi... none of these file formats are /capable/ of carrying code, let alone a virus. Akin to getting infected by a jpeg. Never gonna happen.
It doesn't mean that someone could rename the file type of an infected file and then upload the file, a virus could have infected a system before a file was uploaded, or someone tries to use the site as a dumping ground for warez and the like. Every file uploaded will be thoroughly inspected before it is put into the public areas. :)
Hands On La Habanera Oooooh! Cain't wait ta git mah grubby mits on them there!
I'm thinking of posting a complete list of all of the files I have on the server, once I get my collection sorted out. :) So you know, I will have to put a limit on the number of people connected at one time, so the line doesn't get saturated and everyone's download suffers. I also don't plan on enforcing uploads in order to download, like some other public FTP servers are run, unless it gets abused. An example of abuse in this case is if 20 people in a month's time just download without uploading anything. I'm hoping that everyone will be willing to share what they have, and not just "leach" off of the site. :) If a few of you don't have anything to offer, that's OK. We all start that way. :)