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From: Heiko Schlichting <heiko@cis.fu-berlin.de>
Newsgroups: news.admin.hierarchies,news.software.nntp
Subject: Re: ISC will likely be shutting down FTP access to ftp.isc.org soon
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Date: 28 Sep 2024 13:15:29 GMT
Organization: Freie Universitaet Berlin
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Ray Banana <rayban@raybanana.net> wrote:
> I've been working for several large companies that are legally required
> to carry out annual audits of their IT infrastucture, both internal and
> outsourced, and had to deal with external auditors from PWC, KPMG and
> E&Y, to name just a few, and I know that it's absolutely impossible to
> argue with external auditors and your customers' management if you care
> about your mental health. They will drag you down to their level and
> beat you with experience, so ISC is not to blame, IMHO.

Fortunately, at a university where I work, there are not so many external
audits. But I believe you that this is a big problem. It would be nice if
ISC offered rsync for selected IP addresses. This would allow us to
continue to operate mirrors that can then be accessed via FTP and HTTPS.

Heiko