I found this thread on the forums: http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=19042 If you scroll down, you see the solution at the bottom of the page. Works perfectly! The data that I am sending (pictures of public buildings) isn’t very risky. So I’ll stick with this solution. Maybe a more secure way presents itself in the future :) Thanks Keith!
> On 15 Nov 2016, at 11:33, Keith Martin <thatke...@mac.com> wrote: > > On 15 Nov 2016, at 10:20, John Allijn wrote: > >> Is ftp safe enough? If I understand it right, the password is sent within >> the URL (not encrypted)? > > Heh. Well, that is something that shouldn't be blindly ignored, but as to how > risky that is compared to other methods, I'll have to defer to others. > > (I do know that of all the hacks I've seen *personally* in 20+ years of > running web sites, none have been through cracking ftp details directly – all > have been through exploits with vulnerabilities in stuff such as wordpress or > custom php scripts. But that's just one person's experience and no reason to > be complacent.) > > Perhaps Richard Gaskin could chip in? I know he created an ftp-based tool or > two very early on in the Revolution era. > > k > > > --- > > Keith Martin > Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) > Technical Editor, MacUser magazine (1997-2015) > http://PanoramaPhotographer.com > http://thatkeith.com > +44 (0)7909541365 > > --- > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
