Webmaster forum - Re: How to upload to my website without any applications?

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Re: How to upload to my website without any applications?

NotMe

2006-08-02, 3:12 pm

"Mark Hewitt"

| Bascially, my girlfriend has some digital photographs stored on her PC,
I'd
| like her to transfer them over to my webspace.
| Now normally I'd just use an FTP programme, job done. However she's not so
| keen on installing additional applications on her computer, I think it's
| more the hassle factor than anything else.
|
| So, how can I get the files from her PC onto my webspace, without her
having
| to faff on with installing an FTP client etc.. I think command line ftp is
| out of the question too.
|
| She's running Windows XP and my webserver is Linux/Apache.

http://photos.yousendit.com/

http://s11.yousendit.com/

Works for me

Chris Beall

2006-08-02, 3:12 pm

PDannyD wrote:

> Does Internet Explorer allow you to upload as well as download via FTP?

Yes.

With the target directory open in IE, drag the local file (from a
Windows Explorer window) and drop it on white space in the IE window OR,
if the IE window displays a number of subdirectories, drop the local
file on the desired subdirectory.

Works using IE 6 on W98SE. NOTE: Some FTP hosts now use Passive Mode.
Some versions of IE 6 (and prior IE versions) do not support this. Some
versions of IE 6 DO support it, via:

Tools
Internet options...
Advanced (tab)
Use passive FTP (for firewall and DSL modem compatibility)

Note that in spite of the parenthetical note, I had to select this
option in order to use FTP via dial-up, after my hosting service started
using passive mode.

I have been unable to determine which versions of IE 6 include this
option. I have two systems, ostensibly at exactly the same IE 6 level,
but only one has the option shown on the Advanced tab.

Chris Beall