Subject: Re: Can HTTP be used to upload files like FTP?
From: Neil Jolly (njolly@home.com)
Date: Tue Oct 17 2000 - 08:33:15 MDT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Jolly
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Sent: 10/16/00 8:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Can HTTP be used to upload files like FTP?
>
> On Monday 16 October 2000 08:38, you wrote:
> > I recently discovered the hard way that clients connecting via passive
> FTP
> > can't get through NAT firewalls (Linksys DSL/Cable router). So, I need
> an
> > simple, easy alternative for non-computer-literate people to upload
> files.
> >
> > My plan is to have a web page present a user login screen. Once logged
> in
> > they'd be taken to their ~ directory and could upload/download/delete
> > files..
> > Can this be done with HTTP? If so, I'd appreciate some guidance on
> > accomplishing it.
> >
> Check out freshmeat for an application called webftp. If I recall
> correctly
> (usually not ;-)) it was php based, and could be configured to allow
> both
> uploads, & downloads for each user. I never did try it so I can't say
> whether
> it's good or bad. If I run accross the url later I'll fire it off to
> you.
As usuall I was wrong. It's a perl cgi program. Here's the URL.
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