Right, but you cant search for download managers. I found a few searching for web based file managers... just wondering if anyone out there had any suggestions.
On Feb 6, 2008 8:28 PM, Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right. So, yes, you should just drop the request about file permissions. > I think there are some open source "download managers" out there. I > forget the keyword you would use to find them. Basically, they are > PHP/Perl applications which sit in front of files and allow users to > download a file based on a login, unique URL which expires, etc. > > > -- > Puryear Information Technology, LLC > Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 > http://www.puryear-it.com > > Author, "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" > http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices > > Identity Management, LDAP, and Linux Integration > > > mat branyon wrote: > > I think that what I am looking for is a web based file manager > > > > I am not worried about filesystem permissions, but about which http > > users have access to which files... > > > > On Feb 6, 2008 6:53 PM, Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It sounds to me that you may not be defining what you need very well. Do > >> you mean this: We want a way to control who can download certain files. > >> Is that an accurate statement? If so, there are far better ways than > >> worrying about "file system permissions". > >> > >> -- > >> Puryear Information Technology, LLC > >> Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 > >> http://www.puryear-it.com > >> > >> Author, "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" > >> http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices > >> > >> Identity Management, LDAP, and Linux Integration > >> > >> > >> > >> mat branyon wrote: > >>> Hi from Colorado, > >>> > >>> I am looking for an webapp that would allow someone to manage user > >>> permissions to certain directories. We are trying to get rid of our > >>> ftp downloads, and move to an http method. We would like to be able > >>> to manage user permissions to certain directories (so a client would > >>> only be able to download files that they have licenses to). > >>> > >>> I have no idea what this webapp would be called, and I am fairly > >>> awkward and describing it as well. Can anyone point me in the right > >>> direction? > >>> > >>> --mat > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> General mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> General mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
