I use the JungleDisk myself but primarily as a backup method.
It's excellent and since you can encrypt files before uploading, it
ensure sensitive data is safe. However I don't use it as an iFolder
replacement because the client frankly isn't simple enough for the end
user - the amount of option it gives would scare off users.
The best potential iFolder replacement I have seen is Dropbox (with
clients for Windows, Linux and OSX) but this goes into Dropbox's own
Amazon S3 bucket, not yours, and while they do encrypt files...they own
the key, not you and they use only S3 datacenters in USA - if you're in
Europe, data privacy legalisation would obviously prevent the storage of
data outside of Europe.
So...while Dropbox is so painfully simple and easy to use and works so
well...on other hand it have issues that prevent me from using it.
So...I'm still looking for an iFolder replacement still...
Matt Weisberg wrote:
Seeing as OES2 SP1 has been out for a while with iFolder 3.7, it doesn't look too good that an open source version will be coming. I've asked many of my contacts inside Novell about this, and it has fallen on deaf ears. I was particularly eager for the Mac client, but without a 3.7 back-end, it's kinda worthless (Novell states that the 3.7 client is not supported against a 3.6 back-end, but it may work). Purchasing all of OES to get iFolder seems excessive. So while I love and swear by iFolder (warts and all), I think it's time to find a replacement and was wondering if anyone has found something?
Originally, I wanted something to host myself, as I fear storing sensitive data in the
"cloud," but it seems a lot of the solutions have 256-bit AES encryption now
and the storage on Amazon S3 is awfully cheap. I was particularly intrigued by
JungleDisk (www.jungledisk.com). Has anyone used this or something like it to replace
iFolder functionality? Can something like this FULLY replace iFolder?
I need both individual folders and workgroup folders, so I need a solution for both. I also move between Windows, Mac, and Linux clients, so a cross platform client that can sync changes between all three is a must. If I host something internally, encryption isn't mandatory since I can tunnel it, but if I use the cloud, it is.
I know this is way way off topic, but I figure I can't be the only one in this
boat. I've not used Microsoft Groove at all, but I think that is out due to
cross platform issues. What is everyone else doing?
Thanks.
Matt
A sad iFolder user
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Weisberg Consulting, Inc.
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www.weisberg.net
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