Re: FN-FORUM: Digital Exchange service

date posted 22nd September 2005 12:05

Thanks Mike,

I'll have a look at those links...

Question about the resumable download issue you mentioned - could you access
FTP downloads through an HTML interface though - i.e. use the pretty looking
visual interface to merely triggar the FTP?... Or do you need dedicated FTP
software (rather than a multi-purpose web browser) in order to have this
"resumable" feature?

Many thanks for your help.

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Duguid" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Digital Exchange service



You might be interested in http://www.copperproject.com
A useful project and file management tool. There are also quite a few
open source applications that do similar such as phprojekt, which can
be test run at www.opensourcecms.org

The only thing about any system that relies on http based file
transfer is that if you're transferring very large files and the
transfer breaks you can't resume transfer as you can with ftp. It's
easy enough to setup an ftp server onsite if you have sufficient
bandwidth e.g sdsl /quad bonded adsl, and has the advantage that you
have direct access to the server for backup and file manipulation.

On 21 Sep 2005 03:56:12 -0000, Robert Keight
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm looking for a decent online file exchange service - for both online
> databases of files for download on-demand and for files to be posted
> ad-hoc,
> rather than sending a disc or ISDN transfer.
>
> >>>>>>>>>> the lengthy detail:
> The files will repro for a use with for a printing operation - connecting
> pre-press with customers. For example - rather than a customer having to
> send files every time they simply maintain their digital database online
> and
> so need only to send a buy-list via fax or e-mail, and we'll do all the
> leg
> work of downloading the files for them. This way all their design/DTP
> department have to concentrate on is their common database, not dealing
> with
> endless requests for files that need to be printed - we simply do a
> preflight check that all the items are infact available to download as
> soon
> as a new buy-sheet is recieved (or even donwload them there and then). A
> sort of warehouse in the sky.
>
> The other side of the equation is bespoke commercial items - e.g. Direct
> Mail pieces, for which customers are increasingly asking "can we FTP the
> items to you?". At present no, not unless they have their own FTP site.
>
> A known company is http://www.ec2i.biz/, which is good in that it offers
> thumbnail visuals of PDF files as well as search facilities. I don't feel
> though that it's particularly sophisticated or user friendly apart from
> this - and in any case I'm itching to investigate alternatives.
> Another interesting option is an on-site dedicated FTS: the Hermstedt
> Stingray server is the only one I've found so far:
> http://www.hermstedt.co.uk/pages/products/stingrayfts.html
> I think that this can be remotely dialed into - but surely there are loads
> of pitfalls of having an onsite server? (note though that the online
> databases would only be snapshots of offline data held at the customers
> end
> so we would not be responsible for backup other than for speed of
> re-instatement).
> >>>>>>>>>>
>
> There must be some of you guys who have already been round this block
> loads
> of times and could give me a few pointers?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rob
>
> PS - I'm in and out of the office today so will check back for replies &
> followups etc this evening probs;)
>
>
>
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