X-Git-Url: http://git.treefish.org/fex.git/blobdiff_plain/e60096926213ce02293a261254ff065cae44c1c8..20160328:/htdocs/FAQ/meta.faq?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/htdocs/FAQ/meta.faq b/htdocs/FAQ/meta.faq index bc232d7..f910621 100644 --- a/htdocs/FAQ/meta.faq +++ b/htdocs/FAQ/meta.faq @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ 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. @@ -9,27 +9,27 @@ 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. - + 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
- 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? @@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ Q: I do not want to install a F*EX server of my own, but where can I use it? A: Contact 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 @@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ A: https://listserv.uni-stuttgart.de/mailman/listinfo/fex Q: Where can I get commercial support for F*EX? A: Contact 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 @@ -66,6 +72,8 @@ A: For example: * 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 @@ -75,7 +83,7 @@ A: F*EX is written in Perl which does not have common security problems with buf 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. - + Q: Feature/design XY is missing. A: Contact the author