Re: [Semi-OT] Eaaaaaasy OSX FTP
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texte = I'd probably go with the HTTP upload... it's simple from the client's end and doesn't require learning any new tools. While you can't (easily) restrict the size of the upload on the client side, you can do anything you want with the uploaded file using WebDNA - restrict to certain size limits or file name extensions, writefile to any folder you want, delete old files when new files are uploaded, etc. I do this for my clients who want to be able to upload new product images and PDFs. - brian On Dec 10, 2003, at 1:43 PM, Dan Strong wrote: > My client (on OSX) wants to be able to 'easily' FTP up some Quicktime > movies of his own to his website where his clients can then watch > it/download it. I've been down this road many times before and it has > never been pretty. > > He wants it *right now* (don't they all)? > > 1) I have an FTP account set up for him and he is 'locked down' to > only the directory he lands in (he is one that would innocently break > the website if he were free to roam. He no understand FTP. What should > I do? walk him through an install of Fetch or something? Does OSX have > a built in FTP? I suppose if I was comfy with him uploading I could > then just do a [listfiles] on a password-protected template and make a > link list.... and also a download for Quicktime... > > 2) I have a working WebDNA-powered upload page (pieced together with > code from Storebuilder and snippets of code I've found in the > archives). This would be much easier, but I cannot restrict him from > dumping 5GB at a time or whatever to the server via HTTP. It just > doesn't seem like a good idea. > > Any consumer-level level FTP stuff going on that I can tap into, like, > does Safari or IE have drag & drop FTP? > > Thanks, > > -Dan > -- Brian Fries, BrainScan Software -- http://www.brainscansoftware.com -- ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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I'd probably go with the HTTP upload... it's simple from the client's end and doesn't require learning any new tools. While you can't (easily) restrict the size of the upload on the client side, you can do anything you want with the uploaded file using WebDNA - restrict to certain size limits or file name extensions, writefile to any folder you want, delete old files when new files are uploaded, etc. I do this for my clients who want to be able to upload new product images and PDFs. - brian On Dec 10, 2003, at 1:43 PM, Dan Strong wrote: > My client (on OSX) wants to be able to 'easily' FTP up some Quicktime > movies of his own to his website where his clients can then watch > it/download it. I've been down this road many times before and it has > never been pretty. > > He wants it *right now* (don't they all)? > > 1) I have an FTP account set up for him and he is 'locked down' to > only the directory he lands in (he is one that would innocently break > the website if he were free to roam. He no understand FTP. What should > I do? walk him through an install of Fetch or something? Does OSX have > a built in FTP? I suppose if I was comfy with him uploading I could > then just do a [listfiles] on a password-protected template and make a > link list.... and also a download for Quicktime... > > 2) I have a working WebDNA-powered upload page (pieced together with > code from Storebuilder and snippets of code I've found in the > archives). This would be much easier, but I cannot restrict him from > dumping 5GB at a time or whatever to the server via HTTP. It just > doesn't seem like a good idea. > > Any consumer-level level FTP stuff going on that I can tap into, like, > does Safari or IE have drag & drop FTP? > > Thanks, > > -Dan > -- Brian Fries, BrainScan Software -- http://www.brainscansoftware.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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