ftp?? for many users

[dsnsol]

I have a client who is a printer who wants various different designers to have access to upload large files to their server. They have been giving access via wamnet (but not everyone wants to do that) and via telnet (too complicated for almost everyone)

What other options do I have to suggest.

Thanks for your help

Deborah

[Bob]

Hello Deborah,

I would think that an Extra FTP account for this Domain would do the job you want. If the Domain is on a Silver or larger package you can Order an Extra FTP account at no charge. If it is on a Basic there would be a $5.00 monthly fee. In any case it can be ordered here:
http://www.futurequest.net/Order/vas.php?service=4

You can specify the specific Directory you want this FTP account to access, such as, /www/upload/ and a username and password at the time of Order.

I also believe that you would be able to accomplish this via a PHP upload option as discussed here:
http://www.aota.net/PHP_and_MySQL/phpupload.php3
Note: PHP does limit uploads to 2 MB in file size.

I hope this helps,
Bob

[koala]

Hi Deborah :)

You mention that your client is a printer, which means they may be using Macs, in which case read no further :(

I have a number of clients who regularly upload files to the web server, and for this I have set them up with the free TomaWeb FTP Uploader (http://www.tomaweb.com/software/freeintr.asp).

FTP Uploader is a utility that installs itself in the Windows Explorer right-click menu to allow you to send one or many files or folders to a preset FTP server and directory.

This makes it easy for non-computer-literate folks to upload files easily.

Might be worth a try :D

Simon

[Jeff]

Is this a domain on the FutureQuest servers or are clients logging directly onto their local server?

Would a perl solution like http://www.gossamer-threads.com/scripts/fileman/index.htm work and also not have the 2 MB PHP limitation?