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**stonehenge** · 12-16-2009, 05:51 PM

Apparently the Linux version is pretty nice but the Windows version is a POFS

**theholycow** · 12-16-2009, 05:52 PM

If the Linux version could access MS Exchange, that would be win.

**stonehenge** · 12-16-2009, 06:10 PM

damn william g8z

SarkOzy · 12-16-2009, 08:06 PM

IT gaiz............

I feel estupid trying to figure this out. I'm uploading a video(private LLC stuff) to my ftp database.......I want to give a customer a link to download it. I can't just link directly to the ftp location.........how do I do this?

**theholycow** · 12-16-2009, 08:12 PM

You can link directly to an FTP location.

Code:

ftp://username:[email protected]/directory/directory/filename.ext

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If you skip the username

assword@ portion of it then the user's browser will try to login anonymous. If you skip the

assword but leave username@ then the user's browser will prompt for the password.

SarkOzy · 12-16-2009, 08:13 PM

I know that.............but I don't want that information visible in the link.

**theholycow** · 12-16-2009, 08:16 PM

What information do you want to hide?

SarkOzy · 12-16-2009, 08:22 PM

Username/password

hang on a sec

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I got it. Saved it to my \images folder an copied a link to it. I don't know how to make it stream in the browser. Quicktime file btw. Works for now.

**theholycow** · 12-16-2009, 08:22 PM

You can't give someone a link to use an account that's protected by username and password, without giving the username and password. That's the entire point of having a username and password.

Put the file somewhere publicly accessible or create an account for the user.

SarkOzy · 12-16-2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theholycow

You can't give someone a link to use an account that's protected by username and password, without giving the username and password. That's the entire point of having a username and password.

Put the file somewhere publicly accessible or create an account for the user.

PUblic is a no-no. Our competitors would love that. I like the idea of just linking to the file from my web site. They can download it and ra ra rah.

**stonehenge** · 12-16-2009, 08:28 PM

Wouldn't that be public or is your website passworded?

SarkOzy · 12-16-2009, 08:33 PM

Yes and no. It's public in a sense that it's able to be downloaded by anyone, private in a sense that I can squirrel it away in a hidden folder and provide a link to it through our web address.

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IE- you won't find it on teh site.

**stonehenge** · 12-16-2009, 08:36 PM

just link to the ftp with username only and email your homies the password???

**theholycow** · 12-16-2009, 08:37 PM

OIC. You may be able to hide a folder by naming it with a leading period. So "folder" becomes ".folder".

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Is the server Linux?

**stonehenge** · 12-16-2009, 08:37 PM

personally i'd use .htaccess but i don't know how to set that up on windows, i've only done it via linux

SarkOzy · 12-16-2009, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juan!

just link to the ftp with username only and email your homies the password???

Nada. Don't want them digging through my shit.

Quote:

Originally Posted by theholycow

OIC. You may be able to hide a folder by naming it with a leading period. So "folder" becomes ".folder".

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Is the server Linux?

Windows Server 2000

**stonehenge** · 12-16-2009, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SarkOzy

Nada. Don't want them digging through my shit.

create a second, ghetto account and put it in there?

**theholycow** · 12-16-2009, 08:49 PM

I don't know how to do it on Windows. Possibly with NTFS file permissions make it not visible but still accessible.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Juan!

create a second, ghetto account and put it in there?

SarkOzy · 12-16-2009, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juan!

create a second, ghetto account and put it in there?

Possibly. It's not needed in-house since I have a separate data server for our internal docs. Something like this may come up once in a blue moon though.

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Use Windchill for that stuff.

http://www.ptc.com/products/windchill/

**stonehenge** · 12-16-2009, 08:55 PM

Then can't you edit the permissions on the folder that has your secret goodies in it? Right click it, change the permissions to allow your account full access and theirs read only and remove "Everyone" from it?

Dunno I could have told you how to do this mad quick if it was a linux server lol

SarkOzy · 12-16-2009, 09:01 PM

**theholycow** · 12-16-2009, 09:03 PM

Piece of cake on Linux.

BillyJeanKing · 12-16-2009, 09:08 PM

THC, i haz problem

i just shut off the power to my comp and now when i turn it on i get the "wee pologize for the inconvenience, but windows did not start normally" message

I tried to do the repair thing where you insert the XP disc and tap F12 ad select IDE CD-ROM when u startup the comp....but it takes me back to the same message

**stonehenge** · 12-16-2009, 09:12 PM

you get that message but then it boots into windows anyway right?

BillyJeanKing · 12-16-2009, 09:14 PM

yep.....but back to the message every time

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theholycow Bovinus Administratus Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greener pastures Posts: 32,377	You can link directly to an FTP location. Code: ftp://username:[email protected]/directory/directory/filename.ext ---------- Post added at 02:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:10 PM ---------- If you skip the usernameassword@ portion of it then the user's browser will try to login anonymous. If you skip the assword but leave username@ then the user's browser will prompt for the password. __________________

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stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	Then can't you edit the permissions on the folder that has your secret goodies in it? Right click it, change the permissions to allow your account full access and theirs read only and remove "Everyone" from it? Dunno I could have told you how to do this mad quick if it was a linux server lol __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

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