*** Rules for Public RockyWeb Software Repository ***

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THIS FTP SITE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

• No licenses, key files, or sensitive information (user names, internal host names, internal IP addresses, etc.) are allowed on the public FTP.
• Third party installer files (.exe, .msi, etc.) must be zipped in an encrypted archive (.zip or .7z).
• No files containing sensitive USGS/DOI information
• Absolutely no PII or login information

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* Naming Files and Directories *

Do not use the following characters in file or directory names:
#	pound	<	left angle bracket	$	dollar sign	+	plus sign
%	percent	>	right angle bracket	!	exclamation point	`	backtick
&	ampersand	*	asterisk	‘	single quotes	|	pipe
{	left bracket	?	question mark	“	double quotes	=	equal sign
}	right bracket	/	forward slash	:	colon	 	 
\	back slash	 	blank spaces	@	at sign	 	 

• File and directory names are CASE SENSITIVE.
• Do not include blank spaces in file names.
• Don’t start or end filename with a space, period, dash, or underscore.
• Keep filenames under 31 characters.
• File names should only contain letters, numbers, dashes, and/or underscores
• Do not use extended characters in file names (tildes, umlauts, accents, etc.).
• Start file names with a letter when possible.

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