[wdvltalk] RE: OT ftp problems

2002-09-05 Thread Trusz, Andrew
:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [wdvltalk] RE: OT ftp problems At 09:20 AM 9/5/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Components, Internet >Information Server > >Only available on XP Pro. If you are using XP Home then I believe there >is an Apache

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2002-09-05 Thread The PuterBug
At 09:20 AM 9/5/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Components, Internet >Information Server > >Only available on XP Pro. If you are using XP Home then I believe there >is an Apache build that will work on it but someone else would need to >help you set it up. Oh

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2002-09-05 Thread Jon Haworth
Hi Cheryl, > If you are using XP Home then I believe there is an Apache > build that will work on it but someone else would need to > help you set it up. Apache will run on anything from Win98 upwards, and maybe even Win95 (although I haven't done that myself). You can't run it as a service wit

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2002-09-05 Thread Cheryl D. Wise
Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Components, Internet Information Server Only available on XP Pro. If you are using XP Home then I believe there is an Apache build that will work on it but someone else would need to help you set it up. Cheryl D. Wise WiserWays Office: 713.353.0139 Mob

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2002-09-04 Thread Bj
- Original Message - From: "The PuterBug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This local server thing ... it works like a regular server, you > basically work on it then when you're happy w/your pages, > you upload to the real server? Is that correct? That's it. I set up a local directory to keep ea

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2002-09-04 Thread The PuterBug
At 10:42 PM 9/4/2002 -0500, you wrote: >From: The PuterBug > > >> One question, do your pages look the same on your local server as >they > >> do on the real server when they're done? > >Yes, depending on your OS putting a server on your local computer is a >lot better now. Under Windows 95/98 i

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2002-09-04 Thread Cheryl D. Wise
From: The PuterBug >> One question, do your pages look the same on your local server as they >> do on the real server when they're done? Yes, depending on your OS putting a server on your local computer is a lot better now. Under Windows 95/98 it was a real pain with PWS. With W2K or XP Pro i

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2002-09-04 Thread The PuterBug
At 07:49 PM 9/4/2002 +0100, you wrote: >- Original Message - >From: "The PuterBug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > This just makes no sense at all. I can't be the only > > web designer in the world that keeps their connections > > open when working, can I? Does everyone else open > > the connec

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2002-09-04 Thread The PuterBug
At 04:25 PM 9/4/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Another observation: how does one 'ping' an FTP session? If I >ping mydomain.com, that has nothing to do with the FTP session. >Pinging ftp.myhost.com only pings the *public* ftp site - not the >one I use for uploading/downloading site files. > >I hope you

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2002-09-04 Thread Cyberspace Publishing
[I don't know what happened to this - I sent it out two hours ago and, though Eudora showed it as being sent without a problem, it never showed up on the list! So, here goes another try. -Tom] Deb, I didn't mean to upset you. I don't get disconnected "every 5 minutes" - it only happens after 5

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2002-09-04 Thread Cyberspace Publishing
Deb, I didn't mean to upset you. I don't get disconnected "every 5 minutes" - it only happens after 5 minutes of inactivity. If I am in an edit, upload, check cycle, I usually make small changes that take less than 5 minutes and am able to cycle many times without being disconnected. If I need

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2002-09-04 Thread Bj
- Original Message - From: "The PuterBug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This just makes no sense at all. I can't be the only > web designer in the world that keeps their connections > open when working, can I? Does everyone else open > the connection, upload, shut down, check pages, fix > pages,

[wdvltalk] RE: OT ftp problems

2002-09-04 Thread The PuterBug
At 09:54 AM 9/4/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Sorry, Deb, but I must agree with Jon on this. If your FTP >program was staying connected after more than a few minutes >of inactivity, the server was flawed - or had some serious >security holes. Personally, if I ran across a host that let >me stay connec

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2002-09-04 Thread The PuterBug
At 12:48 PM 9/4/2002 +0100, you wrote: >Hi Deb, > > > >Start > Settings > Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks > Add Task is where >you > > >go to set this up as a scheduled job - it's pretty straightforward >(alhough > > >I haven't done it with ping before :-) > > > > I just went there and looked and

[wdvltalk] Re: OT ftp problems

2002-09-04 Thread The PuterBug
At 08:05 AM 9/4/2002 +0100, you wrote: >- Original Message - >From: "The PuterBug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Thanks, Joseph. I just tried the program, it didn't help. > > Nice, try! > >One thing worth a try with strange ftp problems in WS-FTP, go into >"advanced" and untick "passive trans

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2002-09-03 Thread Bj
- Original Message - From: "The PuterBug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Thanks, Joseph. I just tried the program, it didn't help. > Nice, try! One thing worth a try with strange ftp problems in WS-FTP, go into "advanced" and untick "passive transfers" And although I didn't like the free versio

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2002-09-03 Thread The PuterBug
At 10:25 PM 9/3/2002 +0100, you wrote: >Deb, > >Oops.Had to Google as I'd forgotten! > >www.used-disks.com/EZ-FTP/ > >Joseph Thanks, Joseph. I just tried the program, it didn't help. Nice, try! Deb • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To:

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2002-09-03 Thread Joseph Harris
Deb, Oops.Had to Google as I'd forgotten! www.used-disks.com/EZ-FTP/ Joseph - Original Message - From: The PuterBug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 8:12 PM Subject: [wdvltalk] Re: OT ftp problems > At 07:48 PM

[wdvltalk] Re: OT ftp problems

2002-09-03 Thread The PuterBug
At 07:48 PM 9/3/2002 +0100, you wrote: >Deb, > >I've been having success with Used Disks' EZ-FTP after ws_FTP stopped >working for me. It's got less pzazz, but connects every time and stays >online quite well. > >Joseph > >Oh, yes. PS. Its free Where might I find that, please? Thanks, Deb

[wdvltalk] Re: OT ftp problems

2002-09-03 Thread Joseph Harris
Deb, I've been having success with Used Disks' EZ-FTP after ws_FTP stopped working for me. It's got less pzazz, but connects every time and stays online quite well. Joseph Oh, yes. PS. Its free - Original Message - From: The PuterBug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sen