19 Mar
2007
19 Mar
'07
6:40 p.m.
At 04:41 PM 3/19/2007, Dave McGuire wrote:
On Mar 19, 2007, at 11:54 AM, John Foust wrote:
I agree with you, though. As there are many types of users, there
are many types of people who make web or ftp archives. Few are ready for
an onslaught from Digg or any other form of popularity that brings
servers to their knees, or that burns up the monthly limit on
their $30/month hosting service. Many aren't even prepared,
technically or emotionally, for the senseless repeated downloading
of their entire site. Outgoing bandwidth is still expensive enough
to matter for some people. Their generosity exceeds their readiness
to accomodate the leeches and file collectors. If I see a cool site,
do you think it's OK for me to recursively 'wget' just so I can leisurely
browse my local copy, and then toss away the bits I don't want?
- John
To many, an open ftp or web site is a free
resource. Without any
previous indoctrination in an earlier culture that might prevent
wholesale downloading, they'll sap it until they're tired of it.
And still people whine when people slurp all the bits that have
been made available to slurp?