a place I used to work used sftp to send files

Post #316,854 by boxley 11/6/09 9:52:13 PM Reply	a place I used to work used sftp to send files from taiwan to mumbai, tokyo to the states. Once we talked them thru the initial connection setup, no prob
Post #316,876 by crazy 11/7/09 11:48:17 AM Reply	Been there, done that But this should ultimately go to an end user at a corporate desktop behind the corporate firewall and the end user may not have the slightest ability to get the ports opened up. Been there done that too. So I'll avoid the ssh protocols if possible.
Post #316,936 by Mycroft_Holmes_Iv 11/8/09 10:55:49 PM Reply	I'd seriously consider putting up an FTP server for anonymous uploads. FTP can handle the 2GB, iirc. (The OS should be able to handle it) Only allow uploads, no browsing. (Effectively a drop box)
Post #316,953 by crazy 11/9/09 7:41:08 AM Reply	How would you handle the client side? Imagine a mid-level corporate person, non-techie, gopher type. His executive marketing boss told him to grab a file off the network and upload it to us after logging in to our web site. He is clueless about anything having to do with computers other than his 3 applications he lives in. He certainly can't initiate a windows level ftp session as a separate process outside the web site interaction. So how would I trigger a controlled FTP upload? I am unaware of any seemless browser usage at this point, but I'd be happy to be wrong. This is one of many possible people, all trying to do the same thing.
Post #316,956 by boxley 11/9/09 8:54:54 AM Reply	build a web based wrapper for it.
Post #316,966 by crazy 11/9/09 11:15:31 AM Reply	How convenient I used to have a boss like that. Nice general high level descriptions. He sure looked smart when he could even use them in the correct context. You want to be a bit more specific - ON THE CLIENT SIDE!
Post #316,973 by folkert 11/9/09 12:10:58 PM Reply	I KNOW! Use a PHP script for it!
Post #316,977 by boxley 11/9/09 12:58:42 PM Reply	start here http://www.enterpris...doc/devguide.html all the customer needs to do (from your description) is non tech people need to easily upload a large file to you, so a browser based app would ask what file the customer wishes to send including how to find it (attachement function generic) click "yes this is the file I weant to send" browser client needs to tell customer status of upload (activity bar) and a notification of when it is finished (pop box "we're done!") now get a little fancier and provide a toolbar icon and make the whole thing a plugin. does that help a little bit?
Post #317,024 by crazy 11/10/09 2:22:04 AM Reply	Help a lot Thanks
Post #317,043 by Mycroft_Holmes_Iv 11/10/09 8:49:36 AM Reply	That's a possibility... others include (not limited to...): building a shell script (.bat file) to upload the files. Put an icon on their desktop and anything in the SendToXYZ folder gets uploaded. a web page that lives locally (file:\c:whatever) that loads the file up (give them the ability to browse for the file) a small program that does the connection for ftp. Either java/C#/C++, etc. Again, it's an icon on their desktop.
Post #317,088 by crazy 11/10/09 5:07:42 PM Reply	No icons No desktops. Web users.

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