Zulfiqar Naushad wrote:
>
> Greetings fellow Linux users!!
>
> I have a couple of questions to ask........
>
> 1. Is it possible to store files lets say DOS/WIN/WIN95 files using their
> conventions (ie, filename, and length) on a ext2 partition?! What I am trying
> to say is that can anyone upload a windows file to my linux box and then
> retrieve it at a later date without the file being corrupted?!
>
As long as you have vfat compiled into your kernel, you shouldn't
have any problem. The only glitch might be long filenames if you
don't have vfat. Linux dosn't corrupt files, (as some other os's
are known to do) :-)
I send files back and forth between fat16, fat32, and ext2 partitions
without problem.
You will need to keep in my the carriage-return-new-line problem
in text files. Linux has a couple of utilities called dos2unix and
unix2dos. For example, if you download, or create a perl script with
windows,
then try to transfer it over to linux and run it, you will get alot
of errors if you don't run it thru dos2unix first.
If you are uploading alot of text files to your linux box, then
transferring
them to your windows system, it might be better to zip them up first.
> 2. What would be the best replacement for the standard ftp daemon? I don't
> necessarily want the most features. I used to use Serv-U FTP under win95, and
> if I can have something of that nature and of that power and capability, I
> will be GLADLY happy!!
>
Wu-ftp is pretty good under linux.
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