Miles Fidelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Andrei Popescu wrote: > > On Sun,19.Oct.08, 15:10:31, Miles Fidelman wrote: > > > >> I've started to use some of the on-line services that will upload a file > >> to > >> temporary storage, then forward a link, by email, to recipients - who can > >> then click the link and download the files (e.g., filemail.com, pando.com). > >> > >> But, since I happen to run several servers (Debian LAMP environment, > >> Postfix for email), I've started to look for a utility I can install that > >> will provide this same functionality. > >> > >> Anybody out there running such a beast? Suggestions? > >> > > > > How about an ftp server (or am I missing something in your > > requirements)? > > with a basic file server, I either need to make every file publicly > available, or do something to make a file accessible only to a specific > recipient, be it setting up a separate account, using a secret filename, > or encrypting the file
Why don't you want to go in any of those directions? Just asking to get a better idea of the problem. Wild guess is, you could manage this with $some_httpd https and any MUA. > there are a number of services (e.g. filemail.com) that do all of this > in an integrated fashion > 1) fill in the blanks: email address, filename > 2) automatically uploads file > 3) automatically encrypts, stores, assigns URL (ftp or http) > 4) sends an email to the specified recipient(s) - who can then download > the file - email may include a password (or it can be in the URL) > > In essence, the idea is to make sending a large file by email, almost as > easy as sending a small one - without running afoul of size limits at > either the sending or receiving end. Isn't this better left to an httpd? If the user sees the link in the mail and clicks on it, they'll get it if they want it. What's wrong with that in your estimation? > I'm looking for a package that will do all of this, that I can install > locally. IME, problems are solved by breaking them down into concrete issues, then matching those up with tools which were designed to deal with those issues. HTH. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
