[Coco] Color LOGO

Brian Blake random.rodder at gmail.com
Fri Apr 2 16:29:54 EDT 2010 

Hi guys,

All of this appears to be a moot point - I've gotten a 'Take down' notice
from my ISP...
I'm talking to them about it right now - they think it's being used as
storage (technically correct I guess...)


Brian

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Tim Fadden <t.fadden at cox.net> wrote:
> > On 4/2/2010 11:53 AM, Aaron Wolfe wrote:
> >>
> >> On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 9:56 AM,<paulh96636 at aol.com>  wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Didn't work for me using Safari on OSX 10.4.1
> >>>  error code -36
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> Then your browser fails to properly implement RFC 1738, which is where
> >> URL syntax is defined.
> >>
> >> Although that is possible, I suspect this is not the case, and you are
> >> not actually seeing what is in my message.  Poorly behaved mail
> >> clients like to mangle URLs that don't fit their limited understanding
> >> of the syntax.  The best approach, if you must use one of these mail
> >> clients, is to view messages as plain text.  This should preserve the
> >> URL as I typed it.
> >>
> >> -Aaron
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > If using thunderbird, do a "mouse over" on the link.  At the bottom you
> will
> > see the correct link address.
> >
> > Also, If you go back to the original web link on:
> > http://colorcomputer.50webs.com/cocolinks-en.html and show a "mouse
> over",
> >
> > It shows up as:   ftp://anonymous@randomrodder.com@ftp.randomrodder.com/
> >
> > Which is different than what is being sent around.
> >
>
> That is different from the URL I've suggested folks try only in that
> the first "@" in my version is replaced by %40.
> The two are equivalent in any browser that supports internet
> standards, but having two @ signs seemed to confused IE whereas using
> %40 in it's place worked fine.
>
> Having an @ sign in an FTP user name is probably not a great idea for
> compatibility with the widest range of clients, but it is legal.
>
> > If you go there, and then put in:  anonymous at randomrodder.com  for the
> > password, it works When using Firefox.
> >
>
> Firefox also supports the variation of putting a : after the username
> and before the @site:
>
> ftp://anonymous%40randomrodder.com:@ftp.randomrodder.com/
>
> This tells Firefox to use a password of "nothing" which gets you in
> and prevents any password prompts from showing up at all.  Even though
> this syntax is used as an example in the RFC itself, IE doesn't seem
> to allow it.  Instead I had to leave out the null password  (:) and
> then respond to a "Enter password" prompt with nothing.
>
>
> > Also, when using FTPVoyager (a windows gui ftp client)  anonymous login
> does
> > not work. what does work is:
> > Login:  anonymous at randomrodder.com
> > Password:  anonymous at randomrodder.com
> >
> > This is the strangest setup I have ever seen, one of a kind, and I use
> ftp
> > on a daily basis all over the place.
> >
>
> Agree it is a weird setup.  I've not seen it before either.  Rather
> than supporting anonymous FTP properly, the site requires regular user
> login as "anonymous at randomrodder.com".   I never type a password
> though, I leave it blank and it works.  In any case, simple changing
> the site to use regular anonymous FTP (if public access is the goal)
> would sure save some folks on the list some trouble! :)
>
>
> > That is the only way I have been able to get in any how.  I don't know
> about
> > rfc's, But I can figure out how to get in! :-)
> >
>
> The RFC that defines URL syntax is pretty easier to understand, and
> knowing it will let you use your browser to do all kinds of cool
> things:
>
> 3.1. Common Internet Scheme Syntax
>
>   While the syntax for the rest of the URL may vary depending on the
>   particular scheme selected, URL schemes that involve the direct use
>   of an IP-based protocol to a specified host on the Internet use a
>   common syntax for the scheme-specific data:
>
>        //<user>:<password>@<host>:<port>/<url-path>
>
>   Some or all of the parts "<user>:<password>@", ":<password>",
>   ":<port>", and "/<url-path>" may be excluded.  The scheme specific
>   data start with a double slash "//" to indicate that it complies with
>   the common Internet scheme syntax. The different components obey the
>   following rules:
>
>    user
>        An optional user name. Some schemes (e.g., ftp) allow the
>        specification of a user name.
>
>    password
>        An optional password. If present, it follows the user
>        name separated from it by a colon.
>
>   The user name (and password), if present, are followed by a
>   commercial at-sign "@". Within the user and password field, any ":",
>   "@", or "/" must be encoded.
>
>   Note that an empty user name or password is different than no user
>   name or password; there is no way to specify a password without
>   specifying a user name. E.g., <URL:ftp://@host.com/> has an empty
>   user name and no password, <URL:ftp://host.com/> has no user name,
>   while <URL:ftp://foo:@host.com/> has a user name of "foo" and an
>   empty password.
>
>
>
> (from http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1738.html)
>
> -Aaron
>
> > Tim
> >
> >
> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Aaron Wolfe<aawolfe at gmail.com>
> >>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts<coco at maltedmedia.com>
> >>> Sent: Thu, Apr 1, 2010 10:19 pm
> >>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Color LOGO
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ftp://anonymous%40randomrodder.com@ftp.randomrodder.com/
> >>>
> >>> try that one. ie is picky
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Bob Devries<devries.bob at gmail.com>
> >>>  wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Brian wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ftp://anonymous%40randomrodder.com:@ftp.randomrodder.com/
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Neither my Outlook Express nor Internet Explorer will resolve that to
> a
> >>>> usable address.
> >>>> If I copy the URL to IE, it gives me the usual page that tells me I
> >>>> failed.
> >>>> Clicking the link gives nothing at all. OE doesn't recognise it as a
> >>>> URL.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards, Bob Devries
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of
> >>>> one's
> >>>> native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.
> >>>>
> >>>> Edsger W.Dijkstra, 18 June 1975
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian
> >>>> Blake"<random.rodder at gmail.com>
> >>>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"<coco at maltedmedia.com>
> >>>> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 11:58 AM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Color LOGO
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ftp://anonymous%40randomrodder.com:@ftp.randomrodder.com/
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Try that one... worked for me.
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