ftps ?(off-topic)

[Neal Hogan]

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 3:14 AM, Mark Stapper<stark at mapper.nl> wrote:
> Neal Hogan wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Mel
>> Flynn<mel.flynn+fbsd.questions at mailing.thruhere.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Monday 03 August 2009 04:26:32 Neal Hogan wrote:
>>>
>>>> 2009/8/3 Odhiambo  ワシントン <odhiambo at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Frederique Rijsdijk <
>>>>>
>>>>> frederique at isafeelin.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Odhiambo ワシントン wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What is ftps?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> # grep ftps /etc/services
>>>>>> ftps-data       989/tcp    # ftp protocol, data, over TLS/SSL
>>>>>> ftps-data       989/udp
>>>>>> ftps            990/tcp    # ftp protocol, control, over TLS/SSL
>>>>>> ftps            990/udp
>>>>>>
>>>>> pure-ftpd supports TLS/SSL.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am wondering if it can do this.
>>>>>
>>>> I was curious about the OP's use of 'ftps" too. Perhaps, he could
>>>> explain what plain-old-ftp doesn't do and what he wants it to do.
>>>>
>>> When in doubt, use "she". :)
>>>
>>
>> I wasn't in doubt, but perhaps my chauvinism reared its head. I
>> apologize if I offended anyone.
>>
>> It's actually quite funny that you bring this up, because I'm involved
>> in a thread on debian-user@ with this topic. I (correctly) referred to
>> someone as Mr. So-n-so and others questioned my choice of masculine
>> reference.
>>
>>
>>> --
>>> Mel
>>>
>>>
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> It would be nice to hear more "she-calling" on these lists though...
> So maybe mailing list etiquette should state anyone posting to a mailing
> list should be referred to as "she" like we do with boats.... and
> institutions like the court... (well in dutch we do...)
> However, Frederique should imply the person who started this thread is
> female.

Perhaps . . .

> Either that or cette person has cruel parents...
>
>

New mailing list etiquette: Everyone should include his/her gender when posting.