Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:17:53 -0500 From: Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> To: Mikel King <mikel.king@olivent.com> Cc: Terry <terry@bluelight.org.uk>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: web based file sharing Message-ID: <d356c5630903270817l6992e273x388cfb1bc34755a2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <98C06EFF-E52B-4A5F-B30F-D350BDC6D17E@olivent.com> References: <49CC98A8.10203@bluelight.org.uk> <98C06EFF-E52B-4A5F-B30F-D350BDC6D17E@olivent.com>
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On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Mikel King <mikel.king@olivent.com> wrote: > > On Mar 27, 2009, at 5:13 AM, Terry wrote: > > Just looking for a way to give easy access over the internet to some files >> for multiple users. Web based would be ideal as they all know how to open a >> browser. >> Internally files are shared using samba. >> Has any one come across any thing ? >> >> Cheers >> Terry >> > > Depending on the client OSes you could go with a WebDAV based solution. > Apache has several modules for dealing with dav. Mac OS X, KDE, and even > most versions of Windows have built-in clients. > > > Cheers, > Mikel King > CEO, Olivent Technologies > Senior Editor, Daemon News > Columnist, BSD Magazine > 6 Alpine Court > Medford, NY 11763 > http://www.olivent.com > http://www.daemonnews.org > http://www.bsdmag.org > skype: mikel.king > t: 631.627.3055 > m: 646.554.3660 > I've found WebDAV to be a good choice. I would suggest that you allow only secure access (https, port 443) to the web server. I have port 80 turned off and blocked by a firewall. It takes a little more configuration; but I think it's well worth the effort. I have accessed WebDAV via secure web from both Mac OSX and Windows XP. I know nothing of Vista (lucky me), so I can't speak to its compatibility. Best of luck, Andrew
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