Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:20:52 -0500 From: Greg Barniskis <nalists@scls.lib.wi.us> To: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, David Banning <david+dated+1146020479.663d4e@skytracker.ca> Subject: Re: question on ftp - drag and drop Message-ID: <4448EA44.4040106@scls.lib.wi.us> In-Reply-To: <4448DBC0.4080106@dial.pipex.com> References: <20060421030118.GA37948@skytracker.ca> <4448D8B5.9010709@daleco.biz> <4448DBC0.4080106@dial.pipex.com>
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Alex Zbyslaw wrote: > Kevin Kinsey wrote: [snip] >> Sounds (perhaps) more like a job for Samba than FTP. > > I'd agree with Kevin, but if you do want FTP then maybe try a proper FTP > client rather than IE as they may do what you want. Try maybe FileZilla > or CuteFTP. I've used Filezilla a lot and like it. IE's FTP functions are a [censored] piece of [censored]. (what did you expect? ;). Another solution you might consider is Unison (or some other file system synchronizer), to make everyone's files available on the laptops even when they are not connected to a network. I use the Cygwin command line version on Windows laptops to sync with a FreeBSD central server, but I'm pretty sure there is a Windows GUI version available as well. The great bonus of the CLI way is being able to script it and make it a (mostly) hands off solution. If you go that way, be sure all the Unison versions match on every host (so be careful with portupgrade and friends). -- Greg Barniskis, Computer Systems Integrator South Central Library System (SCLS) Library Interchange Network (LINK) <gregb at scls.lib.wi.us>, (608) 266-6348
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