permission to move UP, do regular anti-virus scans, and check for
non gif,jpg,pdf,doc, mp3 or video file types, you should be fine.
At 04:32 PM 10/27/03, you wrote:
>Thanks everybody for the input.
>
>Right now I'm leaning to eating the $100. I just saw that they have
>aspUpload. If that works - the world is good. I guess I'll have to work a
>little bit on asp skills.
>
>Re the client, he's good with photoshop (he's a photographer) so file size
>and type is not an issue. But I'm scared to death to give him access to his
>site. I have his files on my dev server (err, laptop) so I could always fix
>things up quickly.
>
>Gil
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rafael Bleiweiss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 4:36 PM
>To: CF-Talk
>Subject: Re: FTP; non-techies using
>
> Very good question - some long term experience here:
>
> I have half a dozen clients who maintain ecommerce sites with hundreds or
> thousands of products - each one having at least a Thumbnail and a larger
> view image... Two of them wanted FTP and a new client also wants this
> (he's also going to be uploading MP3 sound track samples - music store
>site)...
>
> Here's the challenge - what naming convention, file size restrictions and
> image dimension parameters do you have set up? I provide the specific
>info
> in writing to them.
>
> I also as was previously suggested, limit them to a special subdirectory
> that the front end site points to. In that sub, there's a directory for
> Thumbnails, one for Larger View images, etc...
>
> Because they're not using cffile, I cant guarantee the image name will
> match on a field in the database, so I've informed them that if they post
> an image and it's not showing up, it's on their dime if I need to Figure
>it
> Out or Fix it.
>
> HERE's one - Client owns a Luggage site. Gets his images on CD from each
> of his manufacturers. SOME are JPG already, some are GIF, and some are
> TIFF.
> OH YEAH - Some of those JPG files - they're not RGB / Web enabled Jpgs,
> they're CMYK JPGs so some browsers dont display them at all , some do, and
> some display only half the layering.
>
> Guess who had to figure that out, and then TRAIN the client on
> conversion? I did, for a FEE. Yep.
>
> Oh yeah - File sizes - if you say they cant make them bigger than 200x160,
> and they violate that, the front end looks like Crapola... SO I then
> needed to teach that client how to do Batch Resizing of files in
> Photoshop. Again, for a fee.
>
> AND to be extra sure it was as visitor friendly as possible, I run a
> CFDirectory on their upload directory on the fly to be sure the photo is
> there before I call it... for which I got a fee.
>
> So, they can pay you now, or if you cover your ass with instructions AND
> written agreement that "somthing doesnt work on Their process,and if you
> fix it you get a fee" then you're pretty much covered.
>
> OH YEAH - Better run Antivirus on that directory... and Limit the file
> type uploads as well...
>
> At 01:22 PM 10/27/03, you wrote:
> >Has anybody had experience with having a non-techie upload files (in this
> >case photos) to their website?
> >
> ><quote>
> >I will tfp. Just show me how.
> ></quote>
> >
> >To save $100 the site-owner would rather use a site that doesn't permit
> >CFFILE.
> >
> >Just wondering if there's been any disasters.
> >
> >Gil Midonnet
> >
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