From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Kv8pS-0001XA-Lz for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:03:10 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C1E39E0211; Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:03:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ey-out-1920.google.com (ey-out-1920.google.com [74.125.78.144]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A684E0211 for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:03:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ey-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 4so1154595eyk.10 for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:03:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:date:from:to:subject :message-id:mail-followup-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-disposition:in-reply-to:x-homepage:x-operating-system :user-agent; bh=UWvkKm+TkXRoTOdzbMxCnwuMXjGIm7DgW4NfL8WKiT0=; b=Ke4Aong8oK3CWrOY7d7dkgmSU0isehhSprzEfV+8JIIjUw33JfrSdtvBfosMpmHxsS Tm5RmCyzRgJHDrF/nmbsMU03Mg0j5Ytcx2jFspUPDq6qfFKtE4Z8lmRW8gPvWHjAohhm KThODM0MKAHZPQE21j52hYZ4a9YB2Q05lIopo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:mail-followup-to:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :x-homepage:x-operating-system:user-agent; b=WAha3HDlnDwsULVoQjplsE8bzi378cjdW3Ljc7mPtO/xTciR8x1rW40CM3hQESx7Hy Xz3mDva3XRq+BbHGeipJo68Zfi/GUEqbCcPblmgR1PKertbixKa1bxH/dvGCrOMIpBIw yZN5o7lOfOK0EX0tw7Y6h1U8ULbCR1Rvn7KM0= Received: by 10.103.211.3 with SMTP id n3mr4085146muq.43.1225278186950; Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:03:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost ([151.80.12.234]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id e8sm11653836muf.6.2008.10.29.04.03.01 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:03:05 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:01:11 +0100 From: Momesso Andrea To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Web based ftp alternative Message-ID: <20081029110111.GA7758@revolver> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <20081028173809.GD29176@revolver> <49081009.3090607@netspace.net.au> <200810291006.08013.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> <200810291040.43554.shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="envbJBWh7q8WU6mo" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200810291040.43554.shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org> X-Homepage: http://topperh.blogspot.com X-Operating-System: Gentoo Linux User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Archives-Salt: 495da267-5137-43f1-b8d2-3f3daf6e9123 X-Archives-Hash: 1288ead8f26fa83d1572628a6fd97ddd --envbJBWh7q8WU6mo Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:40:43AM +0200, Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: > On Wednesday 29 October 2008, 09:06, Alan McKinnon wrote: >=20 > > > you can't use winblows extorter to drop files onto an ftp server? I > > > would have thought that was, er, basic functionality... > > > > Yeah, that's what I thought too. The GF suspected otherwise for IE7 > > and confirmed it by asking that nice Mr Google person >=20 > Ok, that's OT, but it's not that difficult. They just moved the ftp=20 > functionality from Internet explorer to Windows explorer (yes, many=20 > people are not even aware of the difference). When you open a FTP site=20 > with ie7, it just shows you a basic interface with hyperlinks but no=20 > ability to copy/paste or drag/drop stuff (just like basic FF). But,=20 > there is a line at top of the page that clearly says: >=20 > "To view this FTP site in Windows Explorer, click Page, and then click=20 > Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer." >=20 > Just do what it says, and you have the (cough) good old interface where= =20 > you can do drag/drop etc. Hmmm... This is good news. Has anyone experience with Safari/Opera behavior? >=20 > I'm however all for using FF with a suitable plugin to do ftp. However,= =20 > for basic users, I fear that even a clean interface like that provided=20 > by fireftp might look too complicated (sigh). >=20 I agree... People tend to feel confortable using web-based wizards. > To the OP: have you considered creating a very simple php interface to=20 > upload files, like eg >=20 > http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/php_file_upload.asp >=20 > (but there are dozen of other example on the web) >=20 Yes, but this is not an option. If I don't find a full featured (and secure) webabb that takes care of user registration, permissions, etc.,=20 I'm gonna force users to the use the ftp. I was thinking at such a layout: ROOT: /=09 world readable, admins writable USER FOLDERS: /username/ registered user readable, owner writable PRIVATE USERS FOLDER (for drafts and personal stuff) /username/private/ owner readable, owner writable I think it's gonna be pretty easy to setup such a layout using vsftpd or proftpd. Suggestions are welcome. --envbJBWh7q8WU6mo Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkkIQncACgkQTusdC+HYtiKrQgCgtRPkmFmRZykLvy0/cely3lDD C2MAoNyyNBaWaDTsWj4frTFbR+v9l1i+ =CS0y -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --envbJBWh7q8WU6mo--