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Re: PPCGeeks Database Errors. Report them here!

I will pipe in on the FTP issue. I took a pre-written script and did a LOT of modification to it to make it work for our situation. Basically, we've had trouble in the past with users getting pissy with one another and maliciously deleting someone else's files. By forcing all deletes to go through that script, we can log who did what and be able to ban someone who acts maliciously (we've had to do so in the past.)

If we moved to a truly open anonymous FTP on another server, we'd have 3 options. The first option would be giving everyone in the world the ability to add and delete anything they wish. Obviously, that can lead to some problems.
The second option would be having everyone be able to upload anything they want, but they would need to request a login in order to delete anything. This has the benefit of allowing logging of deletes, but means that anytime someone wanted something deleted for the first time, a staff member would have to create a login for them and the user would have to wait to delete until that had been done.
The third option would be that no one can delete anything unless they send a PM to a staff member and have that staff member remove it.

As you can see, there are problems with all three options, and that is why we moved the FTP to this box to begin with. On this box, we have none of those issues, but we do have issues with it taking bandwidth. It is just up to Mike which issue he feels most comfortable with dealing with and then any necessary changes could be made.
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