RE: [WinMac] Re: FTP Uploading
David Linsey(linseyda[at]pilot.msu.edu)
Thu, 1 Oct 1998 23:47:58 -0400
Yes I have made sure that I gave him write access, I don't take it as an
insult!
Yes, unfortunately it looks like my only solution may be to get him involved
in a FTP server for his computer. Thanks for the suggestions, if anybody
has any others, they would be appreciated as well.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: winmac@xerxes.frit.utexas.edu
> [mailto:winmac@xerxes.frit.utexas.edu]On Behalf Of Brian Forte
> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 1998 11:16 PM
> To: The Windows-MacOS cooperation list
> Subject: [WinMac] Re: FTP Uploading
>
>
> David,
>
> I hate to ask the obvious, but have you set your FTP server
> to allow a
> known user to write to a directory on your HD? If he's trying
> to login
> using the standard 'anonymous/email address as password' your FTP
> server's default settings (which should allow for read-only
> access for
> anonymous FTP users) would prevent him from writing any file to your
> machine.
>
> Even given his 'fairly new' status, it might be worth pointing him
> towards Peter Lewis's NetPresenz, a US$10.00 shareware FTP, HTTP and
> Gopher server for the Mac OS.
>
> It's small, elegant and very easy to set-up. If your
> co-worker has ever
> used the Mac OS's built-in personal file-sharing to allow someone to
> share a folder on his machine then he can setup NetPresenz,
> since it uses
> the same interface (and tools).
>
> You'll find all of Peter's tools at <http://www.stairways.com/> and
> NetPresenz in particular at <http://www.stairways.com/netpresenz/>.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian Forte.
>
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