the latest trend in
underground scenes. it's a
method of storing
files on an
FTP server available to everyone. pub is short for
public, as in a public
access ftp site. whoever wants to
build a pub finds an ftp site allowing
anonymous read/
write access and, without
permission of the site
op (or even the site ops knowledge),
uploads whatever he wants on it (
warez,
mp3s,
movies,
porn, etc).
the
advantages of a pub are
anonymity and reduced
risk of getting in trouble, i'd imagine. usually a pub's
lifespan is quite short--the
site op will notice a major
increase in
bandwidth usage, check the
logs, and
remove all of the
content and/or
disallow write access.
deleters can also be a
problem. another advantage is
speed. often times a random pub will happen to be a
T3 or above.
after a pub is built via user<>site or site<>site (
FXP) transfers, the pub's
IP address is usually posted on
IRC or on a
message board, along with the
directory containing the
files. directories are usually placed somewhere
inconspicuous, like a log directory, and then inside of several other directories after that. often times
several users will contribute, uploading their files to directories like "-=upped by
PimpBot=-", etc.