At 11:04 AM 3/14/01 -0500, you wrote:
>mac, as one who keeps arguing for a solution to the file
>xfer problem, i don't believe netmeeting offers a decent
>solution. i believe it is using IRC to do the file xfer and
>if so it is infinitely easier to just set aol IM or yahoo
>messenger or even icq.
>
>if it doesn't use IRC, then even with the inherent flaws, i
>would think ftp would still be a *better* (more direct)
>solution....
OK. You don't want a program that already exists and does everything you
asked for. Since it should be fairly obvious that the people who currently
do VNC development have no intention of adding this support, the best
course of action would be to develop the support yourself and add it to the
contributions page.
Adding an FTP server is a non-trivial undertaking. The protocols are not
simple. And, I don't even think you really want FTP. FTP *requires* two
connections to work, and I'm pretty sure one of the reasons you want all
this is to get video, control, and file transfer down a single connection.
You might also look at http://www.tridia.vnc That site is more actively
engaged in support for the professional remote-control industry. As an
example, they now have VNC remote control of the Linux TEXT mode console.
They have an active development team whose job/intent is to modify and
extend TridiaVNC. By contrast, AT&T developers wrote VNC as a useful
internal tool. They were kind enough to GPL it and provide support when
possible. Asking them to develop an extensive functionality that they have
no use for is unreasonable. TridiaVNC also has a mailing list
([EMAIL PROTECTED]), which would be a much more useful place to
have this ongoing file xfer discussion. You *could* even purchase
something from TridiaVNC, thus encouraging them to given credence to your
needs.
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