Re: FTP sites

[rbraun@Hopper.ITC.Virginia.EDU (Rolf Braun)]

Luigi (luigi@ace.com) wrote:


: For logging into FTP sites like that you're supposed to put your email
: address for the password, I believe...

: By the way, does anyone know WHY they need your email address on an FTP
: site??? There's not much you can do to upset anyone on FTP...

It's not really needed and some sites don't require it. But it does
provide a way of tracking those who upload pirated software, as well
as the hostname taken from the TCP/IP records.

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