[ZendTo] Re: Possibility of a Library

[Jules]

Take a look at version 4.08-1 on the website. It's all done.
You need to switch on 1 option in the preferences.php (it's called 
something like 'usingLibrary'), and put your files in 
/var/zendto/library (and make sure the web server can read them).

I'll write something up very soon about creating a WebDAV directory for 
this, but it's very simple and there are some very straightforward 
guides on the web, just look for "apache webdav ubuntu" or "apache 
webdav centos" and you'll quickly find how to do it.

If you leave 'usingLibrary' switched off (set to FALSE), then you'll 
notice nothing different about the user interface.

If you are using MySQL and want to use this feature, you have to run the 
2nd "mysql" command in /opt/zendto/sql/README.MySQL again to create the 
new table this requires.

The description that goes with each file will be blank to start with, 
but it will remember whatever you set it to in the "new drop-off" page. 
So there's no extra index of descriptions that you have to edit, it just 
remembers what anyone used last time.

This code should be considered beta at the moment.

Any problems, issues or comments, do let me know straightaway.

Cheers!
Jules.

On 06/12/2011 12:56, Ortt, Richard wrote:
>
> This sounds like what we did with Pogoplug Biz (however the Biz 
> product doesn't really work).
>
> I would like to see the current single user upload to single/multiple 
> users as it is now and the static library which can be shared as 
> described.
>
> For the library portion, it would also be nice if that could map to a 
> webdav library.  That would allow users to upload files easily (even 
> map into windows file explorer), and then use an interface to share 
> the files.
>
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> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 03:51:14 +0000
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> From: Julian Adler <Julian.Adler at vectra-corp.com>
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> Subject: [ZendTo]  Possibility of a Library
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> Hi Jules,
>
> I have just started setting up a Zend.to box and have it all working 
> well! Fantastic work!
>
> I was considering our requirements and one thing that we come across 
> frequently is the need to send the same file to lots of people. Not 
> necessarily at the same time like a multiple drop off. And I was 
> thinking that an admin run library of "official files" that any user 
> could create a new drop off for would be a really nifty way of 
> achieving this. A critical distinction between the multiple dropoff 
> and a library use is the different dropoff codes for each user entered 
> instead of a single code for a multiple. This would allow the tracking 
> of each request for pickup individually. The created dropoff shoudl 
> expire with the regular timeframe.
>
> For example an IT company has a pre-confiured remote support program 
> that they send to a user when they need remote help, this file is the 
> same for everyone. At the moment a new request needs to be created and 
> the file dropped off everytime. This same scenario with a library the 
> user would login, select the library and then create a new dropoff 
> with the clients email of the file from the library. The original file 
> is stored on the Zend.to box and is not subject to manipulation except 
> by administrators.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jules
>
> Regards
>
> Julian Adler
>
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