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   Hey Dumas!   
      
   On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:57:28 -0500, you wrote:   
      
    DW> Do any FTP hubs that are running Synchronet have their system set up to   
    DW> allow for FTN mail transfers via FTP?  I was thinking of adding this   
    DW> using the built-in ftp server.  However, I think I have realized that   
    DW> this might not be possible.   
      
   While I used pureftpd for FTP FTN transfers quite some time ago, I imagine it   
   would be possible with Synchronet's FTP server. It's fairly simple, although   
   it gets a bit convoluted when you have to move mail bundles.   
      
    DW> What I did was to set up a file group for "ftn ftp" with a LEVEL   
    DW> requirement. Then I set up a test user with that access level and, under   
    DW> the "ftn ftp" group, I set up a file directory with access requirements   
    DW> set to that test user's user number.   
      
    DW> I then placed a test file into that directory.   
      
   This is pretty much laid out correctly, already. When you get to the "place a   
   test file into that directory" part, you would have to run a script that would   
   move the packets/bundles around to the proper folders and then run 'addfiles'   
   either specifically for that/those file areas, or just run it full and it will   
   scan every directory for files that need to be added.   
      
   While I don't think packet naming conventions have any kind of node   
   information as far as who it's for, mail bundles can be the node's address in   
   hex format. So your script would have to specifically move the proper named   
   bundles to the correct folders for your links. The scripting part can get a   
   bit involved if you have a lot of links.. but that's about it.   
      
   With the rise of binkp and the ease of use of it, FTP links got less and less   
   until I finally only had a few links left and convinced and/or helped them   
   setup a binkp mailer so I could ditch the whole process. ;)   
      
   Regards,   
   Nick   
      
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