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Date:      Sun, 30 Nov 1997 20:10:23 -0700 (MST)
From:      Charles Mott <cmott@srv.net>
To:        Steve Price <sprice@HiWAAY.net>
Cc:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ftp server on ftp.cdrom.com
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971130200450.7795A-100000@darkstar.home>
In-Reply-To: <3482225A.33590565@hiwaay.net>

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On Sun, 30 Nov 1997, Steve Price wrote:
> steve[~]$ ftp ftp.cdrom.com
> Connected to wcarchive.cdrom.com.
> 220 wcarchive.cdrom.com FTP server (Version DG-2.0.7 Wed Oct 22 02:30:03
> PDT 1997) ready.
> Name (ftp.cdrom.com:steve): anonymous
> 530-Sorry, the current limit of 2750 users has been reached.
> 530-Please try again in a few minutes.
> ...

When you think about it, 2750 users, each with a distinct forked process
(I assume), that is really stunning.  I've known about the wcarchive
machine for a while, but somehow I never really dwelled on the magnitude
of the task.

Charles Mott






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