these sound like good reasons to keep ftp service. What was the motivation for raising this? Surely the cost is low. There’s been a lot of (to-be-expected) discussion time if there isn’t really a problem, while making the change causes some. Larry — http://larry.masinter.net On 4/6/15, 6:18 PM, "C. M. Heard" <heard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >I frequently use FTP to retrieve the mailing list archves. I am >unable to divine how to use HTTP to retreive the mail archive files >at ftp://ftp.ietf.org/ietf-mail-archive/ (meaning the ones in mbox >format). If there is a way to do so I would be happy to do so using >wget. I should note in passing that there are numerous links to >ftp://ftp.ietf.org/ietf-mail-archive/ and its subfolders on the IETF >web site; if the FTP service is discontinued those will need to be >fixed. > >//cmh > >On Fri, 3 Apr 2015, IETF Administrative Director wrote: >> All; >> >> The Technology Management Committee of the IAOC is considering >> recommending to the IAOC ending support for FTP to retrieve files >> from the IETF servers and would like to hear from the community >> before the IAOC taking its decision. This does not include >> rfc-editor.org. >> >> The use of FTP to retrieve files from the IETF servers has been >> declining steadily. >> >> The files made available with that protocol are also available using >> http and rsync. (See the modules exposed at rsync.ietf.org using >> "rsync rsync.ietf.org::") >> >> The majority of the current FTP traffic appears to be from mirror >> sites that would be better served using rsync. >> >> Input received by 20 April will inform the decision. >> >> Thanks >> >> Ray >> >