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Need FTP Storage advice
I need to be able to store video files on an FTP site so that other people can upload and use them. There are tons of commercial sites available, but I was wondering if anyone had a favorite?
Thanks
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If you have a web site, you should be able to offer secure FTP access via your ISP’s control panel, or similar. And if you don’t have a web site: why not!? ;>)
I’m not a fan of “3rd-party” FTP sites, but that’s a personal thing (no real technical basis for it); I just want the control over hosting things on my own domain.
-jeff
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We’re currently beginning development of Drupal module to allow a company/website/editor/creative pro upload a video (or audio) into a simple web interface, have a client automatically notified when a file is available for download and even set a limited availability (ie auto-expire).
The current plan is to give away the module when it’s complete under GPLv3 or something to that effect. We plan to have this complete around Christmas.
In the mean time we’re using Wuala, as we’ve found (with many clients) even FTP, as simple as it is, is just too difficult. Other options include Dropbox and the like.
These services can be useful if your website is running on a very limited shared hosting platform; they are often tuned for file delivery to clients etc.,
After saying all this, if you can use FTP (SFTP preferably) with your client, it is a reliable, known quantity.
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