[SLE] OT: Mail-based access to http and ftp?
I know this is off topic, but I would assume some of you might know the answer to this one. Where can I find servers that provide mail-based access to ftp and http? The reason I want this is to minimize the time I spend online. (For instance to read the news-posting from Fred Miller) Often servers are quite slow, so I would like to have a server mail me the document instead of me having to wait for it. (Online-time is precious in Denmark.) Regards Ole -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Ole Kofoed Hansen [mailto:k01164@ko.sdu.dk] wrote:
I know this is off topic, but I would assume some of you might know the answer to this one.
Where can I find servers that provide mail-based access to ftp and http?
The reason I want this is to minimize the time I spend online. (For instance to read the news-posting from Fred Miller) Often servers are quite slow, so I would like to have a server mail me the document instead of me having to wait for it. (Online-time is precious in Denmark.)
This will probably increase your online time, if the bottleneck is the modem speed, rather than the FTP and HTTP servers being overloaded. When files are attached to an email message, they are actually encoded within the body of the message using a process called Base-64. This ensures that they will pass correctly through email systems that might strip the high bits or mess up the end-of-line characters, but it also makes the encoded file about 60% larger than the original binary file. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, John F. Eldredge wrote:
This will probably increase your online time, if the bottleneck is the modem speed, rather than the FTP and HTTP servers being overloaded. When files are attached to an email message, they are actually encoded within the body of the message using a process called Base-64. This ensures that they will pass correctly through email systems that might strip the high bits or mess up the end-of-line characters, but it also makes the encoded file about 60% larger than the original binary file. Ahh yes, but if it is a slow link to the site, then the email will be quicker as that will be from their local ISP rather than a billion hops away via FTP or HTTP =o) Just my 0.02 Euros ;O)
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