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-====== File transfers (replacing FTP) ====== 
  
-FTP no longer works reliably as a protocol due to changes in the way networks are managed (it doesn't pass through firewalls well). Possible alternatives for transferring files: 
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-  * SFTP/SCP 
-  * HTTP (web) 
-  * Netfiles 
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-The web server can provide a more convenient way to transfer files than FTP (especially as we no longer support non-anonymous ftp). 
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-You can place the file(s) to be shared in the public_html directory of your unix account, and either create a link to it, or simply e-mail the recipient to let them know the name. You can also create symbolic links within public_html to other directories - the web server will follow them as long as the directory ownership matches. 
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-The files can then be downloaded it from ''http://www.physics.umn.edu/~yourname/filename'' 
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-If there are many files involved, there are a few possibilities to make the download easier. 
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-    * You can bundle all files into a single archive, using zip or tar. 
-    * Or, the recipient can use the ''wget'' tool to do a bulk download. The following command will download all files in your ''myfolder'' directory: 
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-      wget -nd -r -l 1 http://webusers.physics.umn.edu/~username/myfolder/ 
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-If you choose this approach, you might also place the following lines in a ''.htaccess'' file within the download dirctory: 
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-      IndexOptions -FancyIndexing 
-      IndexIgnore . .. 
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-This will make the file listing simpler (so wget doesn't download any filename thumbnail images) and supress the parent directory.  
computing/accounts/web_publishing/file_transfer.1208277059.txt.gz · Last modified: 2008/04/15 11:30 by allan