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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' | ||
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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 '' | ||
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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 '' | ||
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| - | wget -nd -r -l 1 http:// | ||
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| - | If you choose this approach, you might also place the following lines in a '' | ||
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| - | IndexOptions -FancyIndexing | ||
| - | IndexIgnore . .. | ||
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| - | This will make the file listing simpler (so wget doesn' | ||