Full Version: Anyone use FTP?
From: Shaddy [#2]
24 May 2006
To: Bob (BOBBELT) [#1] 24 May 2006
FTP works well (I use WS_FTP), but if you're thinking of having some customer use FTP to upload to your own site, DON'T. Usually, you only get one FTP account for your server, and with it administrative Privileges. So you'd be giving him total access and he could delete, overwrite, or copy whatever. That's if he's unscrupulous. If he's not, you still have the possibility of accidental issues like overwriting or moving things... especially with an unfamiliar program. If your service allows multiple FTP accounts, where you can assign lower priv's then it should be fine.
Maybe there's another solution, like snail mailing a CD/DVD or Flash memory stick. There used to be sites where you could upload temp files to, just for this purpose.
Shaddy
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#3]
24 May 2006
To: Bob (BOBBELT) [#1] 24 May 2006
If your client has a website, have him make a special named directory and put the files in there.
Then there are two options. Go to that directory with the command ftp://www.his_site.com/directory/ and download. If it is a protected area have him do a simple HTML page with links to the files. When you click on the files it will download to your computer. He can then delete the directory.
EDITED: 24 May 2006 by HARVEY-ONLY
From: BobT [#4]
24 May 2006
To: ALL
From: LipChip [#5]
24 May 2006
To: Bob (BOBBELT) [#1] 24 May 2006
From: logojohn [#6]
24 May 2006
To: Bob (BOBBELT) [#1] 24 May 2006
But I upload our website with it using Internet Explorer.
You just enter the ftpaddress instead of a www.
It then works pretty much like copying files from one place to another just like on your computer. It is password protected for obvious reasons.
If you just want to do it between computers and don't have a web server with ftp, there are free versions of file sharing things that turn your computer into a mini web server.
the simplest is
http://www.wfshome.com/
another is badblue with more features and paid versions.
http://www.badblue.com/
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EDITED: 24 May 2006 by LOGOJOHN
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#7]
24 May 2006
To: ALL
From: Bob (BOBBELT) [#8]
24 May 2006
To: ALL
I really appreciate all the responses. I don't know how I've gotten away this long without ever using ftp to move files around. I've got a 100mb mailbox and high speed so file size has never been an issue. And the 2 website I do I use MS FrontPage to download there. I've read up on it and now getting some software now to be able to ftp and won't have to worry with it anymore.
Thanx....Bob
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#9]
24 May 2006
To: Bob (BOBBELT) [#1] 24 May 2006
Bob,
From: Bieb (HABIEB) [#10]
27 May 2006
To: Bob (BOBBELT) [#8] 28 May 2006
Another option would be a gmail account. 2gb of storage. Once you have an account you will get plenty of invites to share with your customers. If you don not have a gmail account or an invite already. Send an email to southeastlaser (at) gmail (dot) com and I will send you an invite. I think I have 100 invites available.
Harold
From: UncleSteve [#11]
27 May 2006
To: Bieb (HABIEB) [#10] 29 May 2006
EDITED: 27 May 2006 by UNCLESTEVE
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#12]
27 May 2006
To: UncleSteve [#11] 27 May 2006
I recently got a gmail account, to receive a file size, larger than my regular email account could accomodate.
Haven't used it for much, other than that, but after reading the article you pointed to, I may use it even more sparingly.
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#13]
27 May 2006
To: UncleSteve [#11] 27 May 2006
I just did, and wish I did not. Some truths are better not known.
The world by Google, seems like an interesting book. Too bad it looks like it might become a book in reality, a very large book.