What operating systems are you using on the client and server, Jason? You can use NFS to mount remote filesystems between UNIX boxen, and if your client is a Windoze box and the server is a UNIX box, you can use SAMBA to make the UNIX box look like a Windoze box.
But if mounting an FTP dir is what you want, I believe it is doable, as I've heard of others in the past doing it. I just don't know how. :P Good luck! John Hebert --- Doug Riddle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jason: > A couple of things... > If the server is on your lan, then you probably > do not have to > use FTP to get to that directory. The FTP directory > is just another > directory on the sever. The server connects FTP > requests to that > directory as a an FTP share by default. If you can > browse the > server, you can probably mount that directory > without FTP. (It helps > to be admin to do that... ;->) > A switched network is still venerable to > sniffing, the nature of > the switches or hubs doesn't stop a sniffer. > However, if your LAN is > locallized, and does not connect remote sites, then > sniffing is less > likely. > For what you are doing, I would suggest trying > to get the rights > to access the sever without FTP. Barring that, you > might look into > tcl, or Midnight Commander. If they won't let you > connect to the FTP > share without FTP, they probably will not be happy > with tcl though > either. > > Doug Riddle > > --- Jason DeWitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, I'm looking for the convience. Plus, I'm on > the same LAN as > > where > > I am transferring these files. It is a switched > network, as I > > understand > > it you shouldn't be able to sniff that out. > > > > I've done some research, it seems that vfs is what > allows you to > > mount > > diffrent filesystems to the one you are running. > ie: fat32, ntfs, > > the > > bsd filesystem(can't remember name). Some of what > I read, and what > > I was > > told before, makes me believe I should be able to > mount an ftp > > directory > > as a dir on my local file system, then just save > the files directly > > to > > it. Any ideas? > > > > Doug Riddle wrote: > > > I agree -- FTP, Telenet not to mention gopher > and a few others > > are > > > going away just bcause of those issues. I don't > use emacs and > > what I > > > know about it would fit on the head of a pin. I > tend to just > > stick > > > with ssh2 at the bash prompt for anything > sensitive. If I can't > > do > > > it from the shell, I am likely to use webmin. I > don't do that > > much > > > remote file editing though. Being lazy and > paranoid, I do my > > editing > > > locally, mash it into a tar ball and use scp to > put it where it > > goes. > > > Then I can use ssh2 to unzip it and I'm done. > Although, usually > > I'm > > > not and have to repeat the process to correct > errors, which, no > > > doubt, is why Jason was asking for an editor > that could transfer > > > files. > > > > > > Doug > > > > > > --- Robert Leche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > >>Doug, > > >>Doesn't emacs support file transfer. You got to > watch out for > > >>telnet and ftp as any one listening with a > sniffer will capture > > >>your login id and password. > > >> > > >>Bob > > >> > > >>Riddle wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >>>Jason: > > >>> I think VFS is part of TCL (Tool Command > Language) by > > >>>www.scriptics.com. I do not remember who I > spoke to that was > > >> > > >>using > > >> > > >>>it, but I think that was it. > > >>> > > >>>Doug Riddle > > >>> > > >>>--- Jason DeWitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>>When I am working in windows, I use a text > editor called > > >>> > > >>EditPlus. > > >> > > >>>>I > > >>>>like this one because it has built in ftp > functions. So I can > > >>> > > >>open > > >> > > >>>>a > > >>>>file directly from an ftp server and save it > right back to > > >>> > > >>there, > > >> > > >>>>without having to use an external ftp program. > > >>>> > > >>>>One time I asked in an irc chat room about a > linux editor that > > >>>>would do > > >>>>the same thing. I was told that using 'VFS' > any editor could > > >>>>perform the > > >>>>same function. I didn't get a chance to ask > the guy to tell me > > >>> > > >>a > > >> > > >>>>bit > > >>>>more, and I've try to search in google for > something to point > > >>> > > >>me in > > >> > > >>>>the > > >>>>right direction, but havn't found anything > good. > > >>>> > > >>>>Extally what is 'VFS'? (I think it means > 'Virtual File System') > > >>> > > >>and > > >> > > >>>>what > > >>>>will it let me do? > > >>>> > > >>>>thanks > > >>>>Jason > > >>>> > > >>>> > > > >>>>_______________________________________________ > > >>>>General mailing list > > >>>>[email protected] > > > >>>>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > >>> > > >>>===== > > >>>Warmest Regards, > > >>>Doug Riddle > > >>>http://www.dougriddle.com > > >>> > > >>>## Firearms are second only to the Constitution > in importance; > > >> > > >>they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George > Washington ## > > >> > > > >>>__________________________________________________ > > >>>Do You Yahoo!? > > >>>Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World > Cup > > >>>http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > >>> > > >>>_______________________________________________ > > >>>General mailing list > > >>>[email protected] > > > >>>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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