Re: AG: ftp our turn results ?

From: Todd Woods <woods@cs.uiowa.edu>

Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Maybe eventually but I don't think that's the point right now.
How would an ftp site for AG work?  He couldn't allow anonymous ftp
because you should only be able to access your characters turns.  He
could probably use an existing database (like player ID and character
ID) but this would create a large number of users.  Could trim it down
by using player name and # and dumping all turns for character into
players directory.  Either case you would still have a large number of
users and passwords to keep track of.  Hugh could set up his own
combined Internet server (HTTP, ftp, ect.) but currently he is
going through AOL.  I'm not sure if they have the capability/desire to
act as a sys. admin./webmaster for a customers business.  If Hugh had
the time/resources/money he could set up his own Web site/ftp site and
tie it into his current computer systems.  This isn't an easy thing
even for those who've had experience with this sort of thing.  Maybe
Hugh is testing the waters with the Web site to see if it's worth
investing time and money to start this?
	Ultimately the capabilities that we as AG members might want
(like being able to ftp results, submit pictures/stories to be displayed
on the Web site, and generally help in the creation and usefulness of
the AG Web site) are probably more easily implemented/cost
justified if Hugh had his own Web site instead of having to rent from
AOL. Since Hugh is probably renting MB's from AOL, players probably
won't be allowed to add things to the AG Web site, or at the least be
severely limited in the overall number of such submissions that Hugh
will pay to keep on his AOL Web page/ftp site. So I think/hope this is
just a stepping stone for Hugh to see how a Web site works and what
practical benefits he can recieve from it. Hopefully if it's shown to be
useful and the demand for it is high (i.e. alot of people access it)
then Hugh might consider But that's just my opinion. :)

Later,
	 	Todd

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AG: ftp our turn results ?
dao@scribe.mitre.org (David A. Ondzes)
Wed, 15 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000

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AG: ftp our turn results ?
dao@scribe.mitre.org (David A. Ondzes)
Wed, 15 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000