XanderP
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Time limited FTP/HTTP accounts to distribute my software (300-500 MB files)
Hi - I'm looking for some open source software that will allow my users to download my software using a time limited account.
So upon requesting to download my software a member of my team creates the user a temporary username/password, with default settings that it will be removed after x days.
Once the team member creates the login account it automatically sends an email to the user, for them to download the software within x days, via FTP or HTTP.
Anyone know of any software that does this?
XP
So upon requesting to download my software a member of my team creates the user a temporary username/password, with default settings that it will be removed after x days.
Once the team member creates the login account it automatically sends an email to the user, for them to download the software within x days, via FTP or HTTP.
Anyone know of any software that does this?
XP
Aaron Tomosky
I use absolutefilesend.net as a kind of self hosted yousendit. It doesn't use a login, it's just a link the the file with the password kinda builtin to the URL. It has automatic expiration you can set in min/days/weeks etc... I think we bought it for $100 with the source code.
ASKER
Thanks for the response, but all i get when I go to that website is:
Index of /
cgi-bin/
Apache mod_fcgid/2.3.6 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at absolutefilesend.net Port 80
Index of /
cgi-bin/
Apache mod_fcgid/2.3.6 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at absolutefilesend.net Port 80
ASKER
Ok, but I'm really looking for a Linux solution to this.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
Well any linux FTP program will have commandline commands so you could run a cron that looks for users past a certain age and deletes them. Kinda doityourself but it would work. If you google yousendit self hosted you find a ton of php scripts like absolutefilesend. I ha to search to find a .net one because that's what I wanted. Php ones are plentiful.
ASKER
Indeed, but I'm looking for a package to do this via http as I have a team whom would need to create logins who do not have Linux skills.
I'm looking for a package with a http front end.
Any thoughts?
XP
I'm looking for a package with a http front end.
Any thoughts?
XP
Sorry to give a death link but I have no experience with any ofthese. I'll leave it to someone else who has trie some of these php scripts
http://www.google.com/search?q=php+yousendit+clone
http://www.google.com/search?q=php+yousendit+clone
ASKER
No death links!
all I'm looking for is a open source/free package for linux, I'm sure one exists!
Any ideas anyone else?
all I'm looking for is a open source/free package for linux, I'm sure one exists!
Any ideas anyone else?
Lol. Somehow search mistyped autocorrects to death.
Local accounts can be set to expire which an ftp server will conform/enforce.
i.e. if you have usera whose account expires in four hours from now, if an attempt is made to login after that period the login attempt will fail. Not sure whether the session will be terminated if established prior to the end of the period.
There are many options to implement what you want, but it all depends on your skillset.
It seems you want something that already exists, correct?
i.e. if you have usera whose account expires in four hours from now, if an attempt is made to login after that period the login attempt will fail. Not sure whether the session will be terminated if established prior to the end of the period.
There are many options to implement what you want, but it all depends on your skillset.
It seems you want something that already exists, correct?
ASKER
yes, correct. I need a web front-end because there's a dozen or so people need to create accounts - some have zero linux skills. They are all based around the world.
I assumed this package would exist, I can't be the first person looking for a freebie package that does this?! :)
I assumed this package would exist, I can't be the first person looking for a freebie package that does this?! :)
webmin is a GUI tool that manages the system.
The more people you have "managing" the more likely you are to run into trouble. i.e. misconfiguration that opens your system UP.
You can use a document management system i.e. alfresca, you could use content management system joomla.
http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?p=243612
The more people you have "managing" the more likely you are to run into trouble. i.e. misconfiguration that opens your system UP.
You can use a document management system i.e. alfresca, you could use content management system joomla.
http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?p=243612
ASKER
@arnold - I agree the more people managing the system the more error prone the system will be - hence looking for a webinterface just for FTP creation, with automated account expiration and deletion.
Sorry, I don't see how Joolma is appropriate to the question.
Any other ideas?
Sorry, I don't see how Joolma is appropriate to the question.
Any other ideas?
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