wu-ftpd login with browser

[Delton]

I have recently set up wu-ftp on my Mandrake 7.0 server. My guest users would like to be able to access their files from Netscape instead of using a ftp client program (most are 95/98 users). Is there a simple solution to this?

 

[AndyBo]

Assuming that you can get a link to the FTP server using a standard FTP client, they can access the server through their browsers by using a &quot;<A HREF="ftp://&quot" TARGET="_new">ftp://&quot</A>; URL.&nbsp;&nbsp;For example, &quot;<A HREF="ftp://my.ftp.server/some/directory&quot" TARGET="_new">ftp://my.ftp.server/some/directory&quot</A>;. <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>--<br>
0 1 - Just my two bits

 

[Kiehlster]

One more thing that AndyBo left out.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you need an username and password, and don't want the user to be prompted for one, make the url like &quot;<A HREF="ftp://username:<A HREF="mailtoassword@my.ftp.serv">password@my.ftp.serv</A>er/some/directory/&quot" TARGET="_new">ftp://username:<A HREF="mailtoassword@my.ftp.serv">password@my.ftp.serv</A>er/some/directory/&quot</A>;

 

[fenris]

With this method you can also select the port:<br><A HREF="ftp://usernameassword@192.168.1.1ort" TARGET="_new">ftp://usernameassword@192.168.1.1ort</A> <p>Troy Williams B.Eng.<br><a href=mailto:fenris@hotmail.com>fenris@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[Delton]

Thanks,
I'm kinda new at ftp servers. All work....

 

[Riaan]

FYI: The standard syntax for a url is as follows:

protocol://usernameassword@host.domainort/directory/file.extension

Please be carefull when using the usernameassword@hostname combo in URL's, especially when doing so outside of a LAN (i.e. on the Internet), since this info is cached and can be picked up by any upstream cache/proxy combination.

I thried the above on both Navigator and Opera.
Now, to my amazement, I have the password to one of my servers in the Netscape most recently used dropdown box, in clear text. Remove the offending line from the $netscape-homedir\users\username\liprefs.js , for Win32 (if you are paranoid or if the PC is shared). Opera at least substitutes the password for *****