[MBZ] OT FTP server set-up

2012-12-16 Thread Max Dillon
How difficult would it be to set up an FTP server on a windows vista box?  I 
guess I'm looking for an easy software solution, preferably free, that is not 
too difficult for a novice.

Max Dillon
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Re: [MBZ] OT FTP server set-up

2012-12-16 Thread Dan Penoff
Pretty simple. I don't think FTP services are in Vista, so you probably have to 
go third party or use a server OS.

Let me do some research and I'll see.

Dan

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On Dec 16, 2012, at 7:45 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:

 How difficult would it be to set up an FTP server on a windows vista box?  I 
 guess I'm looking for an easy software solution, preferably free, that is not 
 too difficult for a novice.
 
 Max Dillon
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 '87 300TD
 '73 Balboa 20
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Re: [MBZ] OT FTP server set-up

2012-12-16 Thread Dan Penoff
FTP services are available in the Business, Ultimate and Enterprise versions of 
Vista only. If you have one of these it's a matter of going into Windows 
features and enabling IIS and the corresponding FTP services. If you have the 
Home version you will have to use a third party solution.

This guy does a donation ware FTP server:

http://downstairs.dnsalias.net/homeftpserver.html

Dan

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On Dec 16, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:

 Pretty simple. I don't think FTP services are in Vista, so you probably have 
 to go third party or use a server OS.
 
 Let me do some research and I'll see.
 
 Dan
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On Dec 16, 2012, at 7:45 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
 
 How difficult would it be to set up an FTP server on a windows vista box?  I 
 guess I'm looking for an easy software solution, preferably free, that is 
 not too difficult for a novice.
 
 Max Dillon
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 '95 E300
 '87 300TD
 '73 Balboa 20
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Re: [MBZ] OT FTP server set-up

2012-12-16 Thread Russ Williams
I've used HFS for a file server in Win XP, Vista  7 works good easy to 
setup.

Description
You can use HFS (HTTP File Server) to send and receive files.
It's different from classic file sharing because it uses web technology 
to be more compatible with today's Internet.

It also differs from classic web servers because
it's very easy to use and runs right out-of-the box.
Access your remote files, over the network.
You can get it here http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/

Russ W.

On 12/16/2012 06:45, Max Dillon wrote:

How difficult would it be to set up an FTP server on a windows vista box?  I 
guess I'm looking for an easy software solution, preferably free, that is not 
too difficult for a novice.

Max Dillon
Charleston SC
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'87 300TD
'73 Balboa 20
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Re: [MBZ] Inspecting for Rust and other questions for 85 123 Estate Wagon

2012-12-16 Thread Michael Canfield
Rhonald,

  Andrew is in DC and has an 85td.  Maybe he will chime in.

Mike
On Dec 15, 2012 10:47 PM, r...@rhonald.me wrote:



   Original Message 
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Inspecting for Rust and other questions for 85 123
 Estate Wagon
 From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
 Date: Sat, December 15, 2012 10:34 pm
 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com

 On Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:02:44 -0700 r...@rhonald.me wrote:

  Hey Craig, thanks. Wow, hope you get back to work soon.

 Thank you.


  No rust but some white stuff...like how steel oxidizes or something,
  what is that?

 Rust is oxidized steel (iron). The white stuff is most likely residue
 from the chemicals in the water that evaporated there.

 Ok, yes, like hard water.  OK, great.


  No sign of mildew or mold under the mats though. No smell. Nothing is
  soft, it is all hard metal.

 It sounds good, then. Where are you located? (I'm in Los Alamos, New
 Mexico.)

 I am in Washington, DC


  It took me all summer to get over it; and the thought of losing the
  car.

 I'm sorry your car got crushed by those tree branches.


  How on earth do people see out of the rear window of these newer cars???

 I have no idea, and dislike them for the same reason.


  So, if there is something I missed I want know NOW, not 9 years from
  now, like on the current vehicle.

 Good idea. I wish you success in properly evaluating the new MB.


  Other questions??? I am not that familiar with this model, though I
  always thought it was fine! I do know the rear suspension is different
  and I have seen some sagging in the back; I guess they did not do
  proper maintenance?

 You will need to have someone with experience with the self-leveling
 suspension to chime in.


  2. The black carpets in the back have faded of course, so at some
  point I will replace. All carpets are original and in good shape for 27
  years.

 Talk with Rusty, (800) 741-5252, to see if they are still available.

 Ok, will do.


  4. What is different about the transmission?

 As one of the other responders said, it has a torque converter with a
 higher stall speed. That will help starting off the line, but apparently
 will lower fuel mileage.

  5. I think that is about it, other than anything I should know. Is
  there a group for TD Wagons?

 No need to go looking for another group for your wagon; there are several
 on this list that have 123 wagons. Hopefully, they will speak up.

 Awesome, signing off for the night, take it easy!

 Rhonald



 Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Warning lights?

2012-12-16 Thread Curt Raymond
Now how would the starter connections have gone bad while I tinkered with the 
regulator? I didn't specifically mention it but the car does start and run (I 
did say it didn't charge).

-Curt

Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 08:09:14 -0800
From: David Bruckmann bruckma...@transcontinental.ca
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Warning lights?
Message-ID: 50777617-5375-4145-acea-abfa881f9...@transcontinental.ca
Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii

Path is normally:

Battery = small starter terminal = ignition switch = charge light = 
alternator exciter terminal

Add in a bunch of relays and connectors in between, natch. 

In other words check the connections at the starter. 

On 2012-12-15, Curt Raymond wrote:
 Edit: I'm reasonably sure something else is going on, either I screwed up 
 installing the regulator (quite possible) or something else entirely, now I 
 have no warning lights or fuel gauge. Unfortunately I didn't check to see if 
 they worked before I pulled the regulator, sloppy of me. Does the gauge 
 cluster ground through the regulator?
 
 
 -Curt

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Re: [MBZ] Warning lights?

2012-12-16 Thread Mitch Haley

Curt Raymond wrote:

Now how would the starter connections have gone bad while I tinkered with the 
regulator? I didn't specifically mention it but the car does start and run (I 
did say it didn't charge).


I thought you had charging and dash light problems before removing the 
regulator/brush pack.


Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] OT FTP server set-up

2012-12-16 Thread Max Dillon
I've got a Home version, so I'll need a third party solution I guess.  Will
take a look at your link below.

Thanks,
Max

-Original Message-
From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan
Penoff
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 8:53 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT FTP server set-up

FTP services are available in the Business, Ultimate and Enterprise versions
of Vista only. If you have one of these it's a matter of going into Windows
features and enabling IIS and the corresponding FTP services. If you have
the Home version you will have to use a third party solution.

This guy does a donation ware FTP server:

http://downstairs.dnsalias.net/homeftpserver.html

Dan

Sent from my iPad

On Dec 16, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:

 Pretty simple. I don't think FTP services are in Vista, so you probably
have to go third party or use a server OS.
 
 Let me do some research and I'll see.
 
 Dan
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On Dec 16, 2012, at 7:45 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
 
 How difficult would it be to set up an FTP server on a windows vista box?
I guess I'm looking for an easy software solution, preferably free, that is
not too difficult for a novice.
 
 Max Dillon
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 '87 300TD
 '73 Balboa 20
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Re: [MBZ] OT FTP server set-up

2012-12-16 Thread Max Dillon
Russ,

Thanks for the idea, but I've got another piece of software which is looking
for an FTP server to send stuff to, not sure if I could make it work with a
different type of file server.

Max, IT Novice

-Original Message-
From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Russ
Williams
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 9:50 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT FTP server set-up

I've used HFS for a file server in Win XP, Vista  7 works good easy to
setup.
Description
You can use HFS (HTTP File Server) to send and receive files.
It's different from classic file sharing because it uses web technology to
be more compatible with today's Internet.
It also differs from classic web servers because it's very easy to use and
runs right out-of-the box.
Access your remote files, over the network.
You can get it here http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/

Russ W.

On 12/16/2012 06:45, Max Dillon wrote:
 How difficult would it be to set up an FTP server on a windows vista box?
I guess I'm looking for an easy software solution, preferably free, that is
not too difficult for a novice.

 Max Dillon
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 '87 300TD
 '73 Balboa 20
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Re: [MBZ] OT FTP server set-up

2012-12-16 Thread Benz Hogs
Download FileZilla server.  Select IP address, setup your firewall, 
setup the client FTP.


Luther   KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (159,xxx mi)

On 12/16/2012 6:45 AM, Max Dillon wrote:

How difficult would it be to set up an FTP server on a windows vista box?  I 
guess I'm looking for an easy software solution, preferably free, that is not 
too difficult for a novice.

Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300
'87 300TD
'73 Balboa 20


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Re: [MBZ] OT FTP server set-up

2012-12-16 Thread Dan Penoff
Is FileZilla server free?  Didn't know that.  We use it at work, but as a 
client, not a server.

Good software.

Dan

On Dec 16, 2012, at 4:50 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:

 Download FileZilla server.  Select IP address, setup your firewall, setup the 
 client FTP.
 
 Luther   KB5QHUForest Park, IL
 '98 ML320 Max (159,xxx mi)
 
 On 12/16/2012 6:45 AM, Max Dillon wrote:
 How difficult would it be to set up an FTP server on a windows vista box?  I 
 guess I'm looking for an easy software solution, preferably free, that is 
 not too difficult for a novice.
 
 Max Dillon
 Charleston SC
 '95 E300
 '87 300TD
 '73 Balboa 20
 
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Re: [MBZ] OT FTP server set-up

2012-12-16 Thread Benz Hogs

Free as the air you breath :)
http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=server


Luther   KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (159,xxx mi)

On 12/16/2012 4:04 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:

Is FileZilla server free?  Didn't know that.  We use it at work, but as a 
client, not a server.

Good software.

Dan

On Dec 16, 2012, at 4:50 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:


Download FileZilla server.  Select IP address, setup your firewall, setup the 
client FTP.

Luther   KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (159,xxx mi)

On 12/16/2012 6:45 AM, Max Dillon wrote:

How difficult would it be to set up an FTP server on a windows vista box?  I 
guess I'm looking for an easy software solution, preferably free, that is not 
too difficult for a novice.

Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300
'87 300TD
'73 Balboa 20


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[MBZ] AMG Christmas video

2012-12-16 Thread OK Don
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSgnWYlUtj4feature=em-subs_digest

-- 
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2012 Passat TDI DSG
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Re: [MBZ] Warning lights?

2012-12-16 Thread Curt Raymond
The alternator light wasn't coming on during self test before starting so I 
changed the bulb at which point it came on. No warning lights during running 
but no charging either, battery voltage only.

I replaced the regulator and now I've got no dash warning lights other than the 
fasten seat belt light and the fuel gauge doesn't work.

My Indy suspects that I broke a brush when installing the regulator or I 
managed to get the other electrical attachment on the regulator not on its 
mating face. I think one of those is likely, I didn't feel good about the 
regulator install. The regulator I installed was a different brand (KAE I 
think, the original was Bosch) and looked slightly different. A dig through my 
parts box found a used but probably good Bosch I'll install when the weather 
and my cold clear.

-Curt

Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:27:12 -0500
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Warning lights?
Message-ID: 50cdf660.1070...@voyager.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Curt Raymond wrote:
 Now how would the starter connections have gone bad while I tinkered with the 
 regulator? I didn't specifically mention it but the car does start and run (I 
 did say it didn't charge).

I thought you had charging and dash light problems before removing the 
regulator/brush pack.

Mitch.

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[MBZ] OT FTP server set-up

2012-12-16 Thread rogerhga
You might also try CoreFTPlite. It's easy to use and free. Don't know the site, 
just do a search. 
Roger 

Roger Hale 
Dinnerware Classics, Inc. 
Monroe, Ga. 
770-267-0850 
www.dinnerwareclassics.com (new) 
www.southernnightsantiques.com (antique) 

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[MBZ] For Sale: 1995 S500 Coupe

2012-12-16 Thread TE
Back from China for the holidays. My sister just got a 2000 SLK230 as a
graduation/Christmas gift, so my family is back up to 5 cars, with only 4
drivers since I live in China full time.

 

1995 S500 Coupe is back up for sale. Entertaining all reasonable offers, as
I would like to have this sold for my dad before I fly back to China on the
2nd of January.

 

Pics and description can be seen at:
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/3483460522.html

 

TE

 

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Re: [MBZ] Warning lights?

2012-12-16 Thread David Bruckmann
Both the large and not-so-large wires at the starter can cause a no-charge, 
no-lights condition.

The battery feed to the large terminal is normally a hefty black cable. The 
less-hefty but still substantial red wire goes back into the loom, feeding the 
entire vehicle, including the ignition switch, charge circuit, etc, etc.

On later W123 models from MY1982 and later there's a terminal strip on the 
inner fender. Presumably the W201 has a similar connector. A problem there 
would also cause a similar failure condition.

D.

On 12/15/12, Craig wrote:


On Sat, 15 Dec 2012 08:09:14 -0800 David Bruckmann
bruckma...@transcontinental.ca wrote:

 Path is normally:
 
 Battery = small starter terminal = ignition switch = charge light =
 alternator exciter terminal

I would say the path, rather, is:


largestarter  small
Battery = starter = ignition switch = lock-out = starter
   terminal   |   switch terminal
  |
  |
  | = charge light = alternator
exciter
terminal


 Add in a bunch of relays and connectors in between, natch. 

And, possibly, a fuse between the battery and the ignition switch


 In other words check the connections at the starter.

Yes, if the connection at the large terminal of the starter were bad,
the ignition switch would get no power.


Craig


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Re: [MBZ] Inspecting for Rust and other questions for 85 123 Estate

2012-12-16 Thread Jerry Herrman

As I read is a 1982 240D with a 5-cylinder, naturally-aspirated engine - - -  
I wonder if this is possible. I had understood that the 240 and 300 
designations had some direct relationship with the cubic inch capacity of the 
engine (240 cc's for the four cylinder, and 300 cc's for the five cylinder). Is 
this incorrect? Since I did not notice anyone else making this point, I'm ready 
to be told that I misunderstood. So correct me.

Jerry 
1982 240D with four cylinders, four forward speed manual transmission, and four 
doors


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Re: [MBZ] Inspecting for Rust and other questions for 85 123 Estate

2012-12-16 Thread Craig
On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:58:28 -0800 Jerry Herrman jer...@san.rr.com
wrote:

 
 As I read is a 1982 240D with a 5-cylinder, naturally-aspirated engine
 - - -  I wonder if this is possible. I had understood that the 240
 and 300 designations had some direct relationship with the cubic inch
 capacity of the engine (240 cc's for the four cylinder, and 300 cc's
 for the five cylinder). Is this incorrect?

As shipped from the factory, this is correct.


 Since I did not notice anyone else making this point, I'm ready to be
 told that I misunderstood. So correct me.

You just don't have the background the others who have been on the list
for a long time have. When I was in graduate school in Austin, Texas, I
purchased a 1982 240D with an automatic transmission. After driving it
awhile, the automatic transmission broke most severely deep inside. In
looking at the options we had for getting it running again,

- replacing the transmission with a rebuilt automatic,
- replacing the transmission with a 4-speed manual, and,
- replacing the engine with a 5-cylinder engine and replacing
the transmission with a 4-speed manual,

my wife and I decided to take the third option. So, I converted the car
by:
- changing the engine
- changing the radiator
- changing the flywheel
- changing the transmission
- changing the driveshaft by getting a correct one from a
nearby wrecking yard and having it rebuilt by
Driveline Service of Atlanta
- changing the brake pedal hanger to one from a manual
transmission
- installing the clutch dropout switch for the cruise control
- changing the automatic transmission lockout switch wiring
to connect to the clutch dropout switch
- installing the clutch master cylinder and hose to the
brake fluid reservoir and hard line to slave cylinder
- changing the differential
- replacing the rear axle half-shafts
- replacing the front brake calipers (which rusted in the
Texas humidity from sitting so long)
- changing the speedometer to match the new differential
- improving the light pipes in the instrument cluster
- replacing the seat upholstery and cleaning up the mechanisms
- maybe other things I don't recall

Complicating the process was the delivery of the replacement engine.
The parts arrived in town and were delivered by one fellow and a truck
with a narrow lift gate. As he started to lower the lift gate, the whole
pallet fell off. (No, I'm not kidding.) It landed on the front of the
engine and then rolled toward the passenger's side of the engine. It
ended up resting, mostly upside down, on the rear end of the camshaft
cover, the edge of the pallet, and the back of the transmissiion.

My first post to an earlier version of this list about the problem was on
19 August 1999. The fellows on this list were most helpful in guiding me
in getting the conversion done. Rusty, the sponsor of this list, was very
helpful in getting me the parts I needed at good prices.

After much haggling with the trucking company and the involvement of the
Students' Attorney the University had as a benefit for the students, the
trucking company took the original engine and transmission away and paid
for a replacement (which came from Dallas not the east coast and thus
were not rusty).

Anyway, the car has been running well for about 50 kmi, until recently
when it developed a diesel leak which I have not yet fixed.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Inspecting for Rust and other questions for 85 123 Estate

2012-12-16 Thread Craig
On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:42:08 -0700 Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:

 On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:58:28 -0800 Jerry Herrman jer...@san.rr.com
 wrote:
 
  
  As I read is a 1982 240D with a 5-cylinder, naturally-aspirated
  engine

I forgot to add, the 5-cylinder engine is why I call it a 240D/3.0 and why
it now sports a 300D badge on the back.


Craig

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