VsiFax and filePro -- frustration! --- RE: Filepro-list Digest, Vol 79, Issue 39

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Tue, 31 Aug 2010, Fairlight wrote:

> ... 
> > Finally, I don't want to discount the idea of posting a document on an 
> > HTTPS server and notifying a user about it. We are working on some 
> > enhancements in that direction too. Someone even suggested we add a 
> > capability of text-messaging a recipient that their document is ready: 
> > "You've got invoice!"
> 
> Well, to get files onto an HTTPS server, you'd need to either, implement
> ftp, scp, or something like a WebDAV solution, or I guess configure httpd
> to allow PUT.  I know the command exists, but I've never even tried to use
> it, if you can imagine that.  I've never even seen it enabled on a server.
> I'd actually have to read the docs to find out how it's supposed to work.

You're assuming the web server is Linux-based. Many run on Windows, which 
means Print Wizard could generate the content on the same machine. Even 
with a Linux web server, a Windows box adjacent to the server could have 
Samba write privileges to a web-accessible location.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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