[ZendTo] Re: Possibility of a Library

Fri Dec 9 09:24:05 GMT 2011

Don't know. There aren't any directories or anything in there are there? 
Can you send me the output of
     ls -al /var/zendto/library
please?

On 09/12/2011 08:32, Rini van Zetten wrote:
> Hi Jules,
>
> Thanks for adding this nice feature.
>
> However i have some problem with it.
> When testing a dropoff i see a new select box saying 'or select a file'
> when i click on it, it opens with a long list of empty lines.
> In my library dir i have 2 world readable files.
> Any idea what i did wrong ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Rini
>
>
> On 08-12-11 16:26, Jules wrote:
>> 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.
>>>
>>> ________________________________________________________
>>>
>>> Message: 1
>>>
>>> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 03:51:14 +0000
>>>
>>> From: Julian Adler <Julian.Adler at vectra-corp.com>
>>>
>>> Subject: [ZendTo]  Possibility of a Library
>>>
>>> To: "zendto at zend.to" <zendto at zend.to>
>>>
>>> Cc: "support at zend.to" <support at zend.to>
>>>
>>> Message-ID:
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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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>>> 410.554.5541
>>>
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>> Jules
>>
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