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From: Kent Fredric <kentnl@g.o>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: replacement for ftp?
Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 19:52:32
Message-Id: 20170523075152.083149df@katipo2.lan
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: replacement for ftp? by Kai Krakow
1 On Tue, 16 May 2017 04:58:44 +0200
2 Kai Krakow <hurikhan77@×××××.com> wrote:
3
4 > If this is the underlying (and perfectly legitimate) problem, you need
5 > to deploy a solution that's most easy for your users and not for you.
6 > That may involve a custom transfer solution where they simply can drop
7 > files to. The underlying technology is then up to you: Use what is
8 > appropriate.
9
10 If users have difficulty with keyboard/mouse, but you find a client
11 that's to their liking, but they're not necessarily capable of
12 configuring for your service, it might be possible to find a "config
13 file" for that client which they can fetch over plain ol' http:// with
14 whatever tools they usually use for downloading http:// things.
15
16 If the program they use doesn't have a "launcher config thinger" but
17 can be imagined to use whatever transfer technology you choose ( ssh ),
18 and you don't fancy writing a dedicated client, it could be simpler to
19 write an installer for them, which configures their existing client for
20 your service.
21
22 But I'd imagine lots of confusion is emanating from this list due to
23 the requirements not being entirely clear/obvious.