On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:40:43AM +0200, Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: > On Wednesday 29 October 2008, 09:06, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > > > you can't use winblows extorter to drop files onto an ftp server? I > > > would have thought that was, er, basic functionality... > > > > Yeah, that's what I thought too. The GF suspected otherwise for IE7 > > and confirmed it by asking that nice Mr Google person > > Ok, that's OT, but it's not that difficult. They just moved the ftp > functionality from Internet explorer to Windows explorer (yes, many > people are not even aware of the difference). When you open a FTP site > with ie7, it just shows you a basic interface with hyperlinks but no > ability to copy/paste or drag/drop stuff (just like basic FF). But, > there is a line at top of the page that clearly says: > > "To view this FTP site in Windows Explorer, click Page, and then click > Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer." > > Just do what it says, and you have the (cough) good old interface where > you can do drag/drop etc.
Hmmm... This is good news. Has anyone experience with Safari/Opera behavior? > > I'm however all for using FF with a suitable plugin to do ftp. However, > for basic users, I fear that even a clean interface like that provided > by fireftp might look too complicated (sigh). > I agree... People tend to feel confortable using web-based wizards. > To the OP: have you considered creating a very simple php interface to > upload files, like eg > > http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/php_file_upload.asp > > (but there are dozen of other example on the web) > Yes, but this is not an option. If I don't find a full featured (and secure) webabb that takes care of user registration, permissions, etc., I'm gonna force users to the use the ftp. I was thinking at such a layout: ROOT: / world readable, admins writable USER FOLDERS: /username/ registered user readable, owner writable PRIVATE USERS FOLDER (for drafts and personal stuff) /username/private/ owner readable, owner writable I think it's gonna be pretty easy to setup such a layout using vsftpd or proftpd. Suggestions are welcome.
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