[Zope] Project FTP Site

[Robert Rottermann]

Hi Michael,
I am working on a similar project. So we could join forces.
I am doing it with CMF. However there are a lot of things yet missing or not
yet very much in line for a file exchange board.
One of the problem is, that peaople are used to send files as mail
attachements. This is of course the easies way.
Tough it has lots of drawbacks it is what people are used to, and you have
to make your new service as easy to use as that. (or people will keep
sending files as mail attachments)
Secondly you need a kind of  workgroups to which you can assign rigths
common folders and the like.

I did set up something for a customer of ours (they do not really use it
yet) I created a transfer area to which people from inside and outside have
access (afer loging in). So if you want to send somebody a file you put it
to the transfer area and send the the peron to recieve it an email with a
link.

I you are interested I will put what we have don on our server so you can
have a look at it.
Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Montagne, Michael" <montagne@BOORA.com>
To: "'Ausum'" <augusto@artlover.com>; <zope@zope.org>; "Montagne, Michael"
<montagne@BOORA.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 12:23 AM
Subject: RE: [Zope] Project FTP Site


> Yes, I've tinkered with CMF, shows much promise.  I had trouble though,
> finding documentation to help me set it up.  Specifically, I couldn't
figure
> out how to create a consistent home page for the site that all users see.
> From there they can go to their own sites.  And in this case, Even the
sites
> for each project would look very similar, but with different content.
They
> would not be customizable by the visitors.What is the best source for
docs?
>
> -mjm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ausum [mailto:augusto@artlover.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 3:11 PM
> To: zope@zope.org; montagne@BOORA.com
> Subject: Re: [Zope] Project FTP Site
>
>
> You have in hands a nice opportunity to start using CMF, like it is right
> now, out of the box.
> CMF is a portal framework that allows their users to upload every content
> they want to a folder of their own, and publish what they want; and by
> having the Autocad drawings exposed through http and not ftp, your users
> will have the chance to review them online, using the browser plugin. All
> the dwgs (as any other content type) will have metadata to help their
> finding, and also all of them will be discussable, if you want it, and the
> discussion items will be searchable as well. (as any picture, document,
> news, etc,  is) Doesn't it sound good enough?  :)
>
> There's an issue if you don't want to use the default login manager/users
> base. But that's something you'll work out with the help of the list.
>
>
> Ausum
>
>
>
> "Montagne, Michael" wrote:
> >
> > Here is my problem:
> > I need to create a project site for an archiectural office.  The primary
> > purpose is File Transfer.  Each firm participating in the project will
> have
> > a folder to upload files to.  They may also download from the other
> folders,
> > but not upload.  The files are primarily AutoCad drawings.  There also
> needs
> > to be the capability to send emails to groups of people notifying them
of
> > file transfers.  These people are stored currently in an access
database.
> > Yes, my platform is winNT. There are other functions i promised to
include
> > but those are the main ones.
> > Unfortunately, I don't even know where to begin.  I know that zope has
an
> > FTP server so I chimed in "Of course we can do that, we'll use zope!!"
> > I need some suggestions.
> >
> > -mjm
> >
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