file mailing utility?
Hi Folks, I'm not really sure where to ask this question, but I expect that someone on this list will have ideas. I find myself, more and more, having to send large files to people by email - which, of course runs into lots of problems both on the outgoing and receiving ends. I've started to use some of the on-line services that will upload a file to temporary storage, then forward a link, by email, to recipients - who can then click the link and download the files (e.g., filemail.com, pando.com). But, since I happen to run several servers (standard LAMP environment, Postfix for email), I've started to look for a utility I can install that will provide this same functionality. Anybody out there running such a beast? Suggestions? Thanks Much, Miles Fidelman -- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. Yogi Berra
Re: file mailing utility?
Miles Fidelman a écrit : Hi Folks, I'm not really sure where to ask this question, but I expect that someone on this list will have ideas. I find myself, more and more, having to send large files to people by email - which, of course runs into lots of problems both on the outgoing and receiving ends. I've started to use some of the on-line services that will upload a file to temporary storage, then forward a link, by email, to recipients - who can then click the link and download the files (e.g., filemail.com, pando.com). But, since I happen to run several servers (standard LAMP environment, Postfix for email), I've started to look for a utility I can install that will provide this same functionality. Anybody out there running such a beast? Suggestions? depends how do you send the files and whether they are public or should only be accessible to mail recipients. In its simplest form, it could be scp $file [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/www/files/ cp message.template message.tmp echo message.tmp echo http://www.example.com/maillink/$file; message.tmp sendmail -f $sender $recipients message.tmp rm message.tmp and configure apache so that /maillink/ uses /var/www/files (Alias directive, ... etc). and use cron to purge old files. if the files are not public, use a secret filename. if you want to track access, use a different filename for each recipient (you can use ln to avoid copying the files multiple times).
Re: file mailing utility?
Miles Fidelman: Daniel V. Reinhardt wrote: You can use ProFTPD or any other one. Or you can simply upload the file to a public accessible website on your server and do it that way. well yeah, but I'm looking for something more than stock FTP - which entails either: a) make a file publicly available, or, Use a secret file name. For example, a sha256 of the recipient address and the file content. Only people who already know the content can guess the name. Wietse
Re: file mailing utility?
Miles Fidelman wrote: Hi Folks, I'm not really sure where to ask this question, but I expect that someone on this list will have ideas. I find myself, more and more, having to send large files to people by email - which, of course runs into lots of problems both on the outgoing and receiving ends. I've started to use some of the on-line services that will upload a file to temporary storage, then forward a link, by email, to recipients - who can then click the link and download the files (e.g., filemail.com, pando.com). But, since I happen to run several servers (standard LAMP environment, Postfix for email), I've started to look for a utility I can install that will provide this same functionality. Anybody out there running such a beast? Suggestions? Depends on how secure you need the files. For one of my clients I use FTP for them to send files and then just have a virtual host with Apache on the FTP dir. Apache is set to give a dir listing for the directory, so the non-technical people can just click the file to download it. For those that cannot figure out FTP there is a script called MegaUpload or some-such that gives them a simple Browse box and an upload button so they can send files to the FTP without having to use an FTP client. I have seen file upload utilities like the big file-sharing sites out there, but they usually want $50-$200 for their software. Usually does that you're asking though (emailing, limited number of downloads before the link disappears, etc.). Seems worth the money to me in your case.
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Check out dropbox at getdropbox.com it's recently out of private beta, and I've been using it without incident for about a year. Issac Kelly -- servee.com Issac Kelly . com
Re: file mailing utility?
Issac Kelly wrote: Check out dropbox at getdropbox.com it's recently out of private beta, and I've been using it without incident for about a year. Interesting service, but I'm really looking for something to run on MY server, not someone else's service - there are plenty of those. Miles -- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. Yogi Berra
