[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] [rfc] web/index request incoming ftp server

[compn]

On Wed, 1 Feb 2017 07:34:11 +0100
wm4 <nfxjfg at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 1 Feb 2017 00:09:41 -0500
> compn <tempn at mi.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> > not sure if this is the right way to do it, maybe its easier to ask
> > for someone on twitter?
> > 
> > it would be nice to have a backup just in case videolan has
> > problems. then we dont have to ask users to use datafilehost heh.
> > 
> > i dont want to burden ffmpeg admins to maintain some ftp either.
> > 
> > carl, what do you think?
> > ideas welcome.
> > 
> > -compn
> 
> Who maintains this piece of infrastructure at all?

videolan maintained the server, carl does most of the moving files to
our samples repo and bug trac.

but heres the new news from #videolan:

[05:41] <thresh> Compn, http://streams.videolan.org/upload/ should work
more or less

^ this is currently where we should send users to upload files. an http
uploader (not sure about resume support...).

[05:49] <thresh> Compn, there will be no ftp access to streams, ever
[05:50] <thresh> Compn, we're following the Great Leadership of
kernel.org

^^ this is the news on the ftp that we currently have in our docs. so
we should change all of our docs over to the http uploader.

also i suggest we ask for a backup ftp server from another host (by
applying this or similar patch), for those people who prefer to use ftp.

-compn