Re: [OT] Dedicated Image Uploader/Server [/OT]
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
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texte = I totally agree. This problem has come up numerous times here. Several times by myself. WebCatalog is such a strong application, it's seems crazy that there is no set of highly functional (and secure) http file upload parameters.On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 12:02 PM, andy mowrey wrote:> If MGI & ASP > (http://www.activeserverpages.com/learn/uploadlimitsize.asp) can do > this, why can't Smith Micro add this feature to a future version of > WebDNA? This isn't the first time this subject has come up:-(>> andy> On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 12:59 America/Havana, Dave Hurley wrote:>>> Just map suffixes so webDNA handles .tpl and MGI handles .mgi. I only >> have MGI running on my Webstar box so I can't confirm that they will >> work together, but I believe someone on the MGI list said they were >> using both successfully. As for upload restrictions, MGI does require >> that you upload to one folder per region, but the administrator can >> define as many regions as they like. You might have to define a >> separate region for each client, but it takes about 0.7 minutes to do >> this.>>>> Dave Hurley>> Biology Department>> University of Washington>>>> On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 09:34 AM, Robert Wade wrote:>>>>> DAVE, Are you running this as a standalone with WebStar, or do you >>> run other apps on that box? I downloaded it, and it appears to be a >>> much more controlled file upload, so I'm wondering if I can run this >>> on the same server with the rest of the site which is running WebCat >>> as well?>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 10:28 AM, Dave Hurley wrote:>>>>>>> You might take a look at MGI by PagePlanetSoftware. Version 3 is >>>> in the works right now so they are giving version 2 away for free. >>>> It runs on NT/IIS or Mac OS 9/WebStar. It's syntax is very much >>>> like WebDNA's and it has the capability of setting file upload >>>> limits. I've used it for a couple of years now and it's great. The >>>> discussion list is as helpful as this one.>>>>>>>> Dave Hurley>>>> Biology Department>>>> University of Washington>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 07:29 AM, Robert Wade wrote:>>>>>>>>> Hello, sorry for the OT. I have a members site that gets a >>>>> reasonable amount of traffic running WebCat4 on WebStar. Members >>>>> of the site have personal photo galleries that they can manage, >>>>> including the uploading of gif and jpg images. I'm using the >>>>> standard WebCatalog File upload scheme for them to upload photos. >>>>> As you know you can't determine much about the file they are >>>>> uploading, until it gets to the server (including size). As this >>>>> site grows this is creating problems. People are disregarding the >>>>> size restrictions and attempting to upload really large files, >>>>> causing the server to crash. It's happening about 5 to 10 times >>>>> daily. I'm looking for another solution for file upload. >>>>> Something that would run on a dedicated box. Something that would >>>>> handle the upload in a nice manner as well as serve the images. >>>>> This way, if there is a crash, it just brings down this images >>>>> server temporarily, and not the whole server, which is running >>>>> several other sites as well that are being effected by this.>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone have any hardware/software combo's they might >>>>> recommend, or other ideas. This site, is mainly a hobby for me >>>>> and not much of a money maker, so I can't afford to get too >>>>> carried away.>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance!!>>>>>>>>>> -Robert>>>>>>>>>> =====================================>>>>> Robert Wade>>>>> Outbound Creative, Inc.>>>>> PH: 812 428 6650>>>>> FX: 812 428 6651>>>>> EM: robert@outboundcreative.com>>>>> http://www.outboundcreative.com>>>>> =====================================>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>>>>> the mailing list
.>>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>>>> >>>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>>>> the mailing list .>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>>> >>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>>>> =====================================>>> Robert Wade>>> Outbound Creative, Inc.>>> PH: 812 428 6650>>> FX: 812 428 6651>>> EM: robert@outboundcreative.com>>> http://www.outboundcreative.com>>> =====================================>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>>> the mailing list .>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>=====================================Robert WadeOutbound Creative, Inc.PH: 812 428 6650FX: 812 428 6651EM: robert@outboundcreative.comhttp://www.outboundcreative.com=====================================-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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I totally agree. This problem has come up numerous times here. Several times by myself. WebCatalog is such a strong application, it's seems crazy that there is no set of highly functional (and secure) http file upload parameters.On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 12:02 PM, andy mowrey wrote:> If MGI & ASP > (http://www.activeserverpages.com/learn/uploadlimitsize.asp) can do > this, why can't Smith Micro add this feature to a future version of > WebDNA? This isn't the first time this subject has come up:-(>> andy> On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 12:59 America/Havana, Dave Hurley wrote:>>> Just map suffixes so webDNA handles .tpl and MGI handles .mgi. I only >> have MGI running on my Webstar box so I can't confirm that they will >> work together, but I believe someone on the MGI list said they were >> using both successfully. As for upload restrictions, MGI does require >> that you upload to one folder per region, but the administrator can >> define as many regions as they like. You might have to define a >> separate region for each client, but it takes about 0.7 minutes to do >> this.>>>> Dave Hurley>> Biology Department>> University of Washington>>>> On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 09:34 AM, Robert Wade wrote:>>>>> DAVE, Are you running this as a standalone with WebStar, or do you >>> run other apps on that box? I downloaded it, and it appears to be a >>> much more controlled file upload, so I'm wondering if I can run this >>> on the same server with the rest of the site which is running WebCat >>> as well?>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 10:28 AM, Dave Hurley wrote:>>>>>>> You might take a look at MGI by PagePlanetSoftware. Version 3 is >>>> in the works right now so they are giving version 2 away for free. >>>> It runs on NT/IIS or Mac OS 9/WebStar. It's syntax is very much >>>> like WebDNA's and it has the capability of setting file upload >>>> limits. I've used it for a couple of years now and it's great. The >>>> discussion list is as helpful as this one.>>>>>>>> Dave Hurley>>>> Biology Department>>>> University of Washington>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 07:29 AM, Robert Wade wrote:>>>>>>>>> Hello, sorry for the OT. I have a members site that gets a >>>>> reasonable amount of traffic running WebCat4 on WebStar. Members >>>>> of the site have personal photo galleries that they can manage, >>>>> including the uploading of gif and jpg images. I'm using the >>>>> standard WebCatalog File upload scheme for them to upload photos. >>>>> As you know you can't determine much about the file they are >>>>> uploading, until it gets to the server (including size). As this >>>>> site grows this is creating problems. People are disregarding the >>>>> size restrictions and attempting to upload really large files, >>>>> causing the server to crash. It's happening about 5 to 10 times >>>>> daily. I'm looking for another solution for file upload. >>>>> Something that would run on a dedicated box. Something that would >>>>> handle the upload in a nice manner as well as serve the images. >>>>> This way, if there is a crash, it just brings down this images >>>>> server temporarily, and not the whole server, which is running >>>>> several other sites as well that are being effected by this.>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone have any hardware/software combo's they might >>>>> recommend, or other ideas. This site, is mainly a hobby for me >>>>> and not much of a money maker, so I can't afford to get too >>>>> carried away.>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance!!>>>>>>>>>> -Robert>>>>>>>>>> =====================================>>>>> Robert Wade>>>>> Outbound Creative, Inc.>>>>> PH: 812 428 6650>>>>> FX: 812 428 6651>>>>> EM: robert@outboundcreative.com>>>>> http://www.outboundcreative.com>>>>> =====================================>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>>>>> the mailing list .>>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>>>> >>>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>>>> the mailing list .>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>>> >>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>>>> =====================================>>> Robert Wade>>> Outbound Creative, Inc.>>> PH: 812 428 6650>>> FX: 812 428 6651>>> EM: robert@outboundcreative.com>>> http://www.outboundcreative.com>>> =====================================>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>>> the mailing list .>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>=====================================Robert WadeOutbound Creative, Inc.PH: 812 428 6650FX: 812 428 6651EM: robert@outboundcreative.comhttp://www.outboundcreative.com=====================================-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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