yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
The Xda user on the FTP site has been loocked down to read only.

This means that we can start the cleanup of the ftp site.

At last! Thank you Xda-developers.com!
[About XDA developers] srhodes21:
the xda logon seems to be more than locked to read only seems no one can log on can the permissions be checked again

I do think a clean up was well overdue so it is good news this is happening.
[About XDA developers] RTP:
Been away for a while and come back, as srhodes21 says, to find I can't get at anything on ftp site. Just gives permission denied when I try to change directories.

RTP
[About XDA developers] nomadman:
I personally think they should trash the whole ftp deamon and install glFTPd: http://www.glftpd.com/

for admins: http://www.glftpd.com/about.html

Ps. I too have had Permission problem on alot of user commands. This occured just rescently.
[About XDA developers] TheLastOne:
I can no longer use internet explorer to access the FTP (which means none of the wiki links work any more), and in my FTP client, do not have permission with the xda account to us the CDUP command, which makes the FTP rather annoying.
[About XDA developers] zxvf:
Hi again

Hi guys, I don't know if u guys read the other post I made about maybe it was me who trashed the site, if it was me, (trying to mirror it) I have every single file on my HD I would be more then happy to re-upload it or place it in my co-located server, atleast I think I did it, cause it was in the early morning, left it running in the background completly forgot, I guess I must of set the wrong parameters.. If it isn't me who messed it up, then ignore my post, but like I said I got everyone here still. so please contact me directly to my cell at directline@hexcode.net (staff only please) I will do as much as I can to undo my mistake cheers.
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Morning all!

I was unable to login last night thus also unable to send or read pms or check out what is up on the ftp site.

So for you all to know, there is a new ftp user that has admin rights, thus we have at the moment 2 ftp admins.

vastloper

MDAIIIUser

(I have pmed 2 others but need confirmation from them)

And a lot of work to do.

The idea is that the user xda can download but not delete or create on the site.

That most of what we all need is linked in wiki.

That we have a generel upload area from were the files are moved renmamed and linked to wiki.

No lets face it, there realy is not much help around, check wiki and you will find out who the key players our, check this thread out and you will see who has been backing up the site and who restored it. Check out the new BA tool thread, that everybody wants but only a few want to invest time, effort and risk having a brick. Check the new BA unlock tool thread out.

What I am saying is that this is OUR site, nobody gets Paid for it, it lives from contributions that are in the form of money and/or time.

Its fine for us all to ***** about not being able to get OUR files of the ftp site but we should not forget that the reason for this is that a open site has proved its self as beeing dangerous (trashed two times).

So now we should move on and I should send vastloper the admin user and not be writting a "lets all help make a great site better" post for it SHOULD be obvious how we can all contribute.
[About XDA developers] xda2jojo:
ok thanks for the info...

now can we attached a big files directly to our post?

again thanks and more power to you!
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
We will have a BA upload area were the world has rights. So just wait a bit
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Ok, started the cleanup

Upload area:

ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/BlueAngel/BA_Uploads

Links of wiki

Some of these are broken as the file has been deleted!

BA_FRA_DT_12202_170_10602_Ship.exe is one that I am now uploading.

FTP Client

My Ftp client seems to work, there are however dirs that have nothing in then such as in programs.

Help needed

I need help on missing wiki links -> First

I need help on access denied -> were is this the case

I need help on missing files check the upload area, there are some SD dump roms that are missing.
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
wiki!

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_Upgrades

Started on this page it wil take me 57 mins to upload the above missing file.

This is what is also missing:

PDA2k_CDL_11222_169_10200_WWE_SHIP

TelecomMobile_PH20A2_WWE_13500_117_14100_SHIP

TMobile_AU_MDAIII_GER_10601_159_10000_SHIP

Missing but I have copies of:

PH20A2_HA_SPCS_13600_113_00140_6600_SHIP

Xda_IIs_v131139_upgrade

PH20A2_I-Mate_EVDO_HA_Telstra_20300_111_01140_SHIP
[About XDA developers] HappyGoat:
I have this one:

PDA2k_CDL_11222_169_10200_WWE_SHIP

And will upload it...and also restructure the ftp BA dir a bit...looks messy.

Will check what other ROMs I have and add those.
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
thats great I don't have that one,

the rest of the shipped seem ok (based on wiki) , still broken CHT roms that I can't solve

We are still missing:

I-Mate DEAD WWE 1.12.22 1.12.169 1.02.00

I will move on to the ext roms
[About XDA developers] nabilaj:
Is it possible to make a section for archiviing where members can download but can't upload or change or delete files & another section where members can upload delete files for the admin to archive it ??????
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Done

Upload with all rigths:

ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/BlueAngel/BA_Uploads

Rest of site is download only

We are cleaning up rights issues
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
new wiki page for the ftp site

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_FTP_Site
[About XDA developers] BoSJo:
Something is wrong with the permissions as xda:xda

Cant go out of a directory, must cut connection and reconnect to navigate to a new directory.

Can't create folders in BlueAngel/BA_Uploads
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Yup I have seen this, the rights are 777 on the dir uploads

I have logged in as xda and cant create a folder as well.

Total command gives you an error on chmod when you do it with admin rights, I have pmd god (the giver of rights about this) about this issue

So bosjo I am as lost as you!
[About XDA developers] HappyGoat:
Hmmm...small problem only..not really an issue I think.

People will just have to upload ZIP files, not folders. :)
[About XDA developers] zxvf:
Me again.

Hi guys I just started uploading the files that I currently contain to my co-located server, I'll leave it up a couple days, so the staff can pull the files they need, but my bandwidth is limited so I cannot keep it up for too long. Hope this helps

http://www.hexcode.net/xda-dev

Ciao
[About XDA developers] Bubisch:
As some of you know, Im working on a German Rom Kitchen. Need Admin-Rights too, if you dont want to place all the files I need to upload in the near future.

For discussing the german Kitchen ill open a new thread soon.
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
agree, see your pm
[About XDA developers] ctd:
QTek updates.

Hi,

I have a Q-tek 9090 with the following specs.:

ROM version: 1.22.00 WWE

ROM Date: 10/22/2004

Radio version: 1.06.02

ExtROM 1.22.722 WWE

I'dd very much like to have some updates, specially WMP10.

But I don't know very much about rom-updating. I heard it's not safe and crashes a lot. can anyone tll me where I can find SAFE updates? and give me some good advise on what to do with rol-updates and what I should and shouldn't do please?

Thanks in advance. :( :cry: :?:
[About XDA developers] BoSJo:
Nothing is safe, and everything you do is at your own risk.

Read this link, and read it good :wink:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel
[About XDA developers] Rick GM:
I have uploaded to the site in the past but can no longer do so. I have 'stuff' that forum members have requested - if someone tells me how to get in to uploaded I'll do it.
[About XDA developers] DUTCH:
Username: xdaupload

Password: xda

Use a 'normal' FTP application instead of IE :wink:
[About XDA developers] Pentium:
really really great job !!!

Thank u people for ur efforts on re-building the FTP site ! :D

any help that i can do??
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Need some help

I Have gone through the wiki page on avalible Ext rom and we have a few that are broken.

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_ERK_Available_Ext_Roms

And found a few that we need back

We are also still missing the ship.exe

I-Mate DEAD WWE 1.12.22 1.12.169 1.02.00

Please upload those so that I can fix the links

ftp://xdaupload:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/Blueangel

Thanks
[About XDA developers] BoSJo:
I have them all.

Uploading now, and updating Wiki when I'm done
[About XDA developers] BoSJo:
Sorry don't have this one. I have the folder where it is supposed to be in, but the folder is empty.

The file must have been missing befor we started to backup the FTP
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Now I know why you are an FTP Admin <grin>

Thanks
[About XDA developers] Uziel:
Um it the FTP down again?
[About XDA developers] Uziel:
So no one can help me with this?
[About XDA developers] LumpiStefan:
Working well......

Stefan
[About XDA developers] Uziel:
Well it must be on my end then cause its not working for me...in FlashFXp i get timeouts....in explorer it errors???????????????

need a fromate on my pc anyway cause its playing up a lot lattly so see if that helps?
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Is it my FTP client on my MDA not showing me the sub dirs of the upload dir ...... or has somebody done a cut and paste of it as it seems some what empty?
[About XDA developers] mwang:
It all gone , same as last year , it happen yesterday , it not fun at all
[About XDA developers] efjay:
I only see a Dopod folder in the BA/Uploads folder.
[About XDA developers] :
anyone deleted the whole ftp and left a folder "lol". i'm not very happy... :evil:
[About XDA developers] sephardic:
ftp Trashed?

Hey Guys

Yesterday I saw a post from someone asking to get to ftp site to upload 1.16 radio rom and he said he could not then someone posted a direct link to it.

Could it be that they did it either by accident or on purpose?

I just thought to be a coincidence and also radio rom 1.16? Did not think it to be out yet so that makes it more suspicious..

Swedish ROM he said.

I tried to look for post to show link I cannot find.

By the way I did 1.15 Radio work great !! great work.

Thanks

Stewart
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Well the BA section of Uploads has gone again and with that the new WM5 Rom.

Somebody is having fun.

It cant be that we are to upload files and then PM some mod to move them, we have a life as well.
[About XDA developers] bluetba:
I am sure you have been through all the options anyway, so may just sound stupid here, but why can't the uploads folder be made to have write access but not delete or rename, on my ftp site for example all users only have read access on the main folders, and on the uploads folder they have Read Write and list, makes it interesting when they upload something by mistake as they can't get delete it!!! :)

Just wondered!
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Good point but I aways though this is a site for grownups.

You see we all ready have a user id and password in place for the upload section. This was due to the last trashing and we one hoped that if you have to login to upload one is less lickly to use the "delete" button.

I will take it up with the site Admin via the Moderators section.
[About XDA developers] edsub:
someone f*cked up the ftp again for sure.

the way it looks now indicates (s)he has been trying to structure the thing . . .and by that breaking all links to it.

indeed NOT FUNNY
[About XDA developers] willpower102:
I know that you think this site is for grown ups but it is ridiculous to give everyone free write access to an ftp full of tons of work like this. Even if it does require a password. If it's openly published it's just a big sign that says the key is under the doormat. :roll: Though this is a great forum, it IS part of the internet, which is full of idiots.

I just got my xda and i'll prolly be doing a lot with it. I'll volunteer to set up something better than what we have and moderate it full time until some others can be appointed.

-I suggest starting with an irc server with a bot that takes submissions to the server.

-We filter the results through malicious code scanners and upload it to the site. I can do this every night, it can be mostly automated after a while.

-only moderators will have direct acces to the ftp.

-passwords will change on a regular basis.

-easy to follow guide will be written for submitting posts.

-since 90% of the contributers are super users of this site, there's no reason to give out any more access than neccesary. If someone has something usefull, they will pm one of us or come to the channel to upload it.

I'm also curious as too why we haven't found out who it is? Are they that good that they covered ALL their tracks on the machine?

let's see if we can't get this fixed.
[About XDA developers] wizardragon:
That seems a fair plan - although increases the workload of the 90%.

It might be an idea to have an interim ftp with global access that is transfered to a permanent one with only read access (to all but the 90%) after a week (based on comments on the value/credibility of the upload). Anyone who has uploaded anything that is subsequently scrubbed could just resend - as it would always be recent.

It has just got to be some sad kids who regard it what they see as a lack of security that they feel can get them some attention. If the attntion goes - they lose the motivation to act like arses.
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Well the uploads has gone again. We need help to rebuild it.

Please re upload what you have.
[About XDA developers] xplode:
I will help with some WM5 roms

Why these sons of b****z do this, it is no fun at all
[About XDA developers] victoradjei:
Wanted to upload some files but no access/not allowed :cry:
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Just uploaded and deleted a file in blueangel with the Upload user

Was it a link in wiki that is broken as the ftp structure is not there ?
[About XDA developers] Tuatara:
Simple Idea ...

What we really should do is something like this:

1). Provide for an open UPLOADs area (for general usage), which unfortunately still could be trashed by these $%#$@#!$!! morons on the internet.

(i.e. uses a PUBLIC open login, available on the Wiki, for all those starting out / transferring new files / general traffic)

2). Provide a 'protected' UPLOADs area (for developer usage), which can then contain proper files from 'approved' users (password PM'd to them)

(i.e. it uses a common DIFFERENT login, only handed out by MODs to those users who DESERVE it and this is kept PRIVATE)

3). Have the current PROTECTED UPLOADs area (for moderator usage), which is ONLY for files to be retained permanently.

It only involves ONE more common account, but it would let people who are contributors to the site upload to a 'safer' area where things like ROMs, CABs and support files are NOT deletable - but still allow public access for others to transfer their files and to 'prove' themselves worthy first.

Maybe a structure like:

Available to the 'trusted' uploaders ...

/Uploads/

Available for 'general' uploads only ...

/Uploads/public/

Comments?
[About XDA developers] Shadow_relm:
suggestions

I have the xda-romkitchen, the wm2003se for wallby, the wm5 for himalaya, most of the o2 and imate roms of magician, all the imate jazjar roms and o2 exec radio's if required i can upload just pm when ready for it. a few suggestions.

Only the upload folder has read and write acess, certain ftp mods that moderate the upload folder and only them can move from uploads to the other folders should the files not be malicious, the ftp have a php script for ip loggin, a script to only allow 1 ip to delte 1 file per day.

I can help write the scrips as i have done so on my old server (house sever for p2p uploads)

J
[About XDA developers] EastExpert:
If you ask me,

1) All uploads should be marked by UserName - anonymous uploads should be disabled. Then it's easy to track who uploaded what and file "ownership".

2) This information should be removed after a few days, or some people may be reluctant to upload things, knowing they can be traced back.

3) Makes sense to give people Write access & List access, but only Delete access to their own files.

By no means the fact that (100-X)% of people present here are sensible grown-ups, means that the security should be ignored. The remaining X% can trash it for everyone.

So, screw the bastards.
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Good points however

1) Some stuff even I don't admit to have found so I think the adding of user name will not work and that we need the anonymous uploads.

We have enough problems with the reques to add a text file for qtek_update is a fat lot of good.

2) Agree but the mods are only human as well and they to don't always move stuff (I admit to that)

3)Won't work due to a and if you don't have delete you cant kill your own uncomplete uploads.

So what we are looking at is a 3 area structure

1) Uploads -> read write can be trashed

2) trusted -> read for all but write delete for power users (guys that are working on projects such as baked roms that need to have there links alive (WM5 roms on no WM5 devices as an example

3) Safe area as we have now.

This way we exteneded the ftp admins without posting the password for all and if that section gets trashed we know which usergroup did it.

Add more mods in the new sectiions.

Now that sounds great but mods cant do all this so we need to wait for the admins to confirm on that, so it takes a bit.

In the meantime I move files when I get around to it.
[About XDA developers] mwang:
I saw some of Chinese forum need to use their own user name to get password to into ftp , why we dont use it ,see here

you also can change your password anytime you want. sorry for Chinese not for English
[About XDA developers] Aprazeth:
In case I can help with a somewhat older copy of the wizard stuff just shout. I once downloaded the whole wizard folder :oops: So euhm... Let me know via PM or mod/admin's feel free to email!
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Thanks for the offer.

It was only the upload section that got trashed so if you can check what you have against what is in the wizard section and upload the missing it would be a great help.
[About XDA developers] Aprazeth:
I'll see what I can do :)
[About XDA developers] Aprazeth:
Well I know I uploaded a couple of ROM's and some stuff in the MISC folder, however since I was meddling about my place with some other stuff (read: watertap and electricity don't mix) I unfortunately lost the logfiles of the transfers :(

Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause - Let me know if one of the files is corrupted or compromised in anyway :oops:
[About XDA developers] willpower102:
Who has the authority to change the permission on the ftp? Why don't you set the general login to be able to upload ONLY, but NOT to be able to delete anything without administrative priveleges. Seriously, most people would have learned after the first time the ftp got trashed. But you let it happen over and over. I've said before that i'm willing to help. If the administrators of this site have left us, why don't we just move the ftp to a different server and update the wiki?
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
Alas untill the system gets upgraded the ftp site is not going to change.

We have a safe area, a general upload area (and delete) and a few admins that move the files once in awhile.
[About XDA developers] christopherwoods:
Ok, so here's a curious question... How come I can't CDUP? I can manually traverse directories by specifying them, but that's a pain in the arse (especially when you're using something like FlashFXP, which gives you a navigable UI). CDUP is, afaik, a standard FTP command, so why not allow it?
[About XDA developers] mwang:
Wow all uploads folder missing again :evil: :evil: :evil:
[About XDA developers] Awais:
after visiting this ftp server

i have a wish

that i just want to have all that data on this server on my harddrive
[About XDA developers] Olipro:
oh dear lord... how terrible, but let's face it, one could model it as a poisson distribution to state that the odds of some little bugger coming along and blanking stuff was inevitable.

Proposal? either have a segregated folder for uploads, or (even better) configure the FTP server to disallow file deletion, that way, people can freely upload anything they wish, but cannot delete it without the aid of a specially authorized user... this maintains the freedom of usage, whilst simultaneously protecting us from mischievous little sods!
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
We do have a free uplaod and we do allow deletion of that area by the users.

what would be the point of not allowing a user to delete a corupted uploaded file. As for those that get a kick out of deleting, well at the moment we cant stop that.

The rest of the ftp site is closed for deletion but open for downloading.
[About XDA developers] leek:
Can't you set the umask to 022 so that once a file is uploaded, it is not overwritable by others, and can't you set the upload directory to be sticky, so that no-one can delete uploaded files unless they are the owner?

I have not read all the threads or tried the ftp server in ages, but if usernames are not tracked, then the username that the server runs as should be nobody, and deletes should only be allowed by non-anonymous owners of upload directories.

Or ideally, each section (wiki) should have a group of owners (e.g. ba), and that group would own the directories of the upload areas related to that section. The directories would be sticky, but delete privilege would still be allowed for group (drwxrwxrwt). (On Linux, the directories can also have setgid turned on to automatically inherit group ownership.)

So when a person uploads a file, the umask of 022 makes it unwritable by other users, the sticky directory permissions make it undeletable by other users, and the group ownership of the directory makes it deletable by group administrators (of the subject area).

I realize you're trying to be root in a non-root world, so these suggestions might be impossible to achieve.

To the site owners: DELEGATE!!!