[luau] Secure FTP to RedHat 7.3 box?

[Dustin Cross]

Hmm...  I use the Appgate Mindterm SSH client (http://www.sandust.org/ssh/)
and it has a great SCP GUI that allows me to browse directories and select
multiple files, etc.  I don't know exactly how they do it, but it is only
using SSH and SCP.  It seems it would be easy to add functionality to keep
track of the files that have been uploaded/downloaded for your check-
in/check-out process.

Aloha,
Dusty



> Yes I agree...but the point that you're missing is that with FTP,
> DreamWeaver does a check-in/out facilty and auto synchronization....the
> facility is spiffy enough that many users don't even want to do
> something as simple as saving the entire structure to a local disk and
> then using scp/sftp to upload it.
>
> This is very much the eighth layer of the ISO model (political layer)
> in that many web designers are artsy types and push back very hard on
> making uploading any more difficult.
>
> While I really don't see why this is so difficult, it is a big issue
> and enough of an issue that I've been asked to expend effort on solving
> this problem. So yeah, I see your point, but the perception of what
> "should be" is an issue when you the person(s) that wants it control
> the bucks. So....the good news is that there is a solution that is a
> relatively good middle ground. So asking the users to start an ssh
> session before doing the FTP upload so far doesn't seem to be too much
> to ask of my DreamWeaver users.
>
> /brian chee
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dustin Cross" <dusty at sandust.com>
> To: <luau at videl.ics.hawaii.edu>
> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 5:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [luau] Secure FTP to RedHat 7.3 box?
>
>
>> Aloha,
>>
>> Why not use SCP, that is the built in file transfer utility of SSH.
>> It seems that if dreamweaver is using SSH to transfer files they
>> should have an interface for SCP like most GUI SSH tools.
>>
>> FTP is bad!!!!!!!!
>>
>> Dusty
>>
>>
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