I really think it would be a good feature of the program to have something
like this incorporated but i think you might be right. Why don't I simply
tell the user the ftp url for the file exchanging server? Much easier. What
are the costs associated with bundling ftp-q with a program for this
purpose?
Regards
Monte
----- Original Message -----
From: "andu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: Posting or sending stacks
> >
> >Hi Andu
> >
> >I think the most likely scenario is that I just didn't wait long enough
but
> >I did wait a while with the message Conected to and the number but no
list
> >of files. Not to worry;-)
> >
> >What I'd like to do is set up a file sharing system for my honours
thesis.
> >Use stacks as document files and have a version of an ftp client to
download
> >and upload files. I'd need to check to make sure that file names weren't
> >replicated. I think this would go down very well with the people planning
to
> >use this software.
>
> Easiest way to accomplish this is: if you have an account with an ISP
which allows you to
> have a web site accessible via ftp you can create a directory there and
upload your stuff.
> Set the directory permissions so that people can read it and they can
access it for
> downloads with a regular browser.
> Alternatively you can set up a ftp server somewhere and upload the same
way but
> download either with a browser or a ftp client like the one I made. If you
want to have
> password protected directories you can only access them with a ftp client.
> I'm not sure but I think ftp has a built in command for not overwriting
files if you upload
> one with the same name. Ftp-Q doesn't support that yet except for
downloads but I can
> add it when I have time.
>
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Monte
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "andu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 9:47 AM
> >Subject: Re: Posting or sending stacks
> >
> >
> >> >
> >> >Hi andu
> >> >
> >> >I just tried this version and found that no list of files came up for
> >> >ftp.metacard.com. I tried both b12 which I had and b14 which I
downloaded
> >> >today.
> >>
> >> I wonder why, it works here. What platform? Make sure you only type
> >ftp.metacard.com
> >> not ftp://ftp.metacard.com.
> >> If you are behind a proxy fill in the proxy address in Preferences.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Also I was wondering what is needed to enable ftp on a web site.
> >>
> >> What exactly do you mean or want to do?
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Regards
> >> >
> >> >Monte
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards, Andu
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