[Ffmpeg-cvslog] CVS: ffmpeg/libavformat mov.c,1.101,1.102

[The Wanderer]

Diego Biurrun wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 05:28:44PM -0500, The Wanderer wrote:
> 
>> Roberto Togni wrote:
>> 
>>> Afaik incoming over web is not setup yet, but you can use the old
>>> user/pwd over ftp (ftp://www.mplayerhq.hu).
>> 
>> I tried that, actually. I *was* able to log in anonymously to that
>> URL, but got
>> ==
>> ftp> ls
>> 229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||17828|)
>> 150 Here comes the directory listing.
>> 226 Transfer done (but failed to open directory).
>> ==
>> with the anonymous user. The username and password I use for CVS
>> access didn't even allow me to log in, so I presume that's a
>> restricted account.
> 
> Please change your password, you have just sent it over the wire in
> the clear, FTP does not encrypt passwords...

Oooops.

Will do, as soon as I can figure out something equally rememberable
(which shouldn't be too difficult).

> I'll send you the username and password for accessing incoming in
> private.

Thanks.

>>> If nothing was changed in the last days, you may need to wait up
>>> to one hour since upload time to be able to download a file.
>> 
>> I'm not too worried about being able to download at this point (I
>> never have before), but I *would* expect to at least be able to get
>> a listing of what's there in the directory. Still, as you note
>> implicitly, things are not entirely set up yet.
> 
> This behavior is by design.  The incoming directory is write-only so
> that it is not abused for warez trading.

As far as not being able to download, yes, I understand that that's
intentional and I agree that it's appropriate. I don't think getting a
directory listing should involve write access, though, and I was
certainly able to do it before.

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       The Wanderer

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