Q: What is so special about F*EX?
-A: See feature list http://fex.belwue.de/features.html
- and use cases http://fex.belwue.de/usecases/
+A: See feature list http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/features.html
+ and use cases http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/usecases/
Q: Why not use one of the commercial services like DropLoad, ALLPeers, YouSendIt, etc?
A: * They have a file size limit of 2 GB or even less.
* There are no UNIX (CLI) clients for them.
* They need java, active-X, flash or other evil plugins.
* It is unknown how long they will exist - DropLoad and ALLPeers already have terminated their business.
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+
Q: Why name "F*EX" and not shortly "FEX"?
-A: At publication time there was already an (older) program named "FEX" listed on freshmeat.net.
+A: At publication time there was already a program named "FEX" listed on freshmeat.net.
Q: Who is the author?
A: The main author is Ulli Horlacher <framstag@rus.uni-stuttgart.de><br>
- But there are also a lot of contributors.
+ But there are also a lot of contributors all around the world.
Q: Why a camel as the logo?
A: The logo was inspired by the Perl camel, but it is based on a Steiff plush camel, which rides with us on our racing tandem.
The logo was drawn by my stoker Beate.
- http://fex.belwue.de/Vortrag/tosa.html
+ http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/Vortrag/tosa.html
-Q: What do I need to install F*EX?
+Q: What do I need to install a F*EX server?
A: A UNIX or Windows server with a DNS entry, smtp for outgoing email and one open and free incoming tcp port.
You must have administrative rights (UNIX: root) on this server and a basic understanding of UNIX and networking.
Q: What means DNS and smtp? What is a tcp port?
A: Do not install F*EX. It is beyond your horizon.
-Q: Does F*EX support IPv6?
+Q: Does F*EX support IPv6 and SSL/TLS?
A: Yes.
Q: Can I run F*EX on Windows?
A: Contact <fex@nepustil.net> http://www.nepustil.net/ for F*EX hosting.
Q: The F*EX server is all in Perl?! Isn't Perl too slow for this job?
-A: fex.belwue.de runs on a PC and F*EX is able to handle uploads with more than 300 MB/s.
+A: F*EX is able to handle uploads with more than 300 MB/s on an office PC.
Try this with an ordinary webserver like Apache!
Q: Which licence does F*EX have? And why?
-A: Perl Artistic free software with a special anti-military clause:
+A: Perl Artistic free software with a special anti-military clause:
http://fex.belwue.de/doc/Licence
"I want peace on earth and goodwill towards men"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHU0HinVhYc
+ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHU0HinVhYc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakers_%281992_film%29
Q: Is there a F*EX mailing list?
A: https://listserv.uni-stuttgart.de/mailman/listinfo/fex
Q: Where can I get commercial support for F*EX?
A: Contact <fex@nepustil.net> http://www.nepustil.net/
+Q: How big is F*EX?
+A: Server: 400 kB, 11000 lines of code
+ Clients: 180 kB, 5500 lines of code
+ Documentation: 130 kB
+ Localizations: 250 kB
+
Q: Who else is using F*EX?
A: For example:
* German Aerospace Center http://fex.dlr.de
* Swiss National Supercomputing Centre http://fex.cscs.ch
* Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (French National Center for Scientific Research) http://bigfiles.cnrs-gif.fr
* Institut Pasteur http://dl.pasteur.fr
+ * Justus Liebig University http://fex.hrz.uni-giessen.de
+ * Fiat Chrysler https://fex.fiatitem.com/
* Palo Alto Research Center (Xerox PARC) http://parcftp.parc.com
* Baden-Württembergs extended LAN http://fex.belwue.de
* Deutsche Kinemathek Museum für Film und Fernsehen http://upload.deutsche-kinemathek.de
F*EX does not use an extra web server or a (SQL) database, so no typical web attacks are possible.
F*EX was analysed by security company revshell.com and labeled as "secure".
F*EX comes with source code, so everybody can verify it.
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+
Q: Feature/design XY is missing.
A: Contact the author <framstag@rus.uni-stuttgart.de>
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