There is a client for rackspace: cyberduck
Silly name, but it works quite well On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:00 +1000, "Greg Keogh" <[email protected]> wrote: > Aha so Carbonite is another cloud backup like Mozy etc. I didn't see that > one last week when I ran a search for "cloud backup". It looks just like > the > ones I rejected because they were a "sync backup" and were a bit > patronising. > > > > I should explain to others that I realise with clarity what I've > purchased > now with my Rackspace account: ... space and a REST API. That's all. > > > > I've now got the kind of assembly language SDK of the cloud. They have a > C# > authored API around the REST calls, and from the little bit I've seen so > far > it seems quite complete and well written. There is an attractive Firefox > plug for a UI over the cloud files, but I don't use Firefox. There is a > beautiful Mac app for free as a UI, but that's no use to me. There is a > $40 > shareware app for Windows <http://www.cloudfilesmanager.com/> , but it > looks > like it was written by a 15 year old kid for a school project. > > > > So where does that leave me? ... I have to write my own apps and > libraries > to integrate with the Rackspace cloud files. I usually hate reinventing > the > wheel, but it looks like I have no choice. When my app is ready I think > I'll > donate it for free to the Rackspace community. Luckily, the API is really > bland and simple, so the learning curve is shallow. > > > > This also explains why Rackspace have no policy on security ... we don't > give a toss, it's your problem, we just give you the space. > > > > Greg > >
