Not quite as "easy" as you are lead to believe, but I imagine something like that could be written in Java pretty easily. Could probably even embed it into a web page. I'm a Portal developer for an unnamed company, I'm not trying to get commercial here, and I have a portal component that does just that. By clicking on a directory, it displays a page containing a lit of the files in that directory. Then if you click a file, it will transfer that file to your computer via http (or https) whatever the case may be. Unfortunately, I can't distribute the code because of that intellectual properties thing, but I would check some of the Java sites to see if there is something you could use.
Scott O'Bryan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Charlie Summers Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 2:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: File Transfers...again (yet?) Folks; Before I start, let me say how much I appreciate VNC and those here on the list who support it and its users. I have a small shop with mixed machines (Mac, Windows, linux) and it has been a godsend for us, keeping the number of monitors in the place down to managable levels. Thanks to one and all! I really _hate_ to bring the topic of file transfers up again, but I'm hoping someone knows a bit more than I have been able to discover in the archives and various searches on the Net. To recap the usual way this thread works, someone asks for file sharing, and the suggestions generally fall into two camps; a) use FTP client/servers, or b) buy commercial software like PC Anywhere (although in keeping with the cross-platform spirit of VNC, people should probably recommend Timbuktu instead). Most believe that file transfers should _not_ be incorporated into VNC, something with which I COMPLETELY agree; VNC does one task, does it well, and should be improved upon without feature-bloat. That said, however, I _do_ have some problems with using FTP client/servers...primarily that they are a pain in the arse, waste time and energy particualrly for small file transfers, are insecure, and can be a security risk (especially if we make the reasonable assumption that the bulk of those who install and use VNC are neither programmers nor network administrators). A routine example here is that one machine (a Win32, say) has completed processing and has a small binary file ready; this file needs to be transfered to in this example a Macintosh. So an FTP server is started on the Mac, then a DOS FTP session is started on the Windows box, a connection is initiated, cd commands are issued, the file is put, the connection is closed, the server is closed, and the file is now transfered. Could probably do it faster copying to a floppy disk and walking it across the room. So my working assumption is that there should be, somewhere, a cross-platform peer-to-peer application for file transfers much like VNC; something that does a single task, does it well, and isn't bloated by unnecessary features. It should be cross-platform (Mac, Windows, un*x), and it should be free to the end user. (Open-source would probably be nice, but doesn't factor in at this point.) It should be simple to use, small, and not require daemons to be running external to the application itself; launch the app on two machines, use one to connect to the other via name or IP, and transfer away. Seems so obvious that it _has_ to exist somewhere. I've spent a few hours searching around, and haven't found anything that suits the requirements yet. If anyone can supply pointers as I continue the search, I'd appreciate it...and I have the feeling there are many others on the list who would as well. Charlie Summers --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
