Total Commander

Hello,
sometimes I'm missing the <ALT> <FTP_Server_On> Key
to switch the selected Window to an FTP Servermode.

It's often an easy way to exchange data from my Notebook
to other PC's or get Updates from serverconsole

Still hoping -
Regards

E. Schaefer

Hi, ESchaefer.

An FTP Server is pretty different from an FTP client. (Just like a browser is pretty different from a webserver.) So there will be no button which simply switches the internal TC client to server mode.

If you need an FTP server on one of your Windows machines, you might give raidenFTP a try, which seems to co-operate with T.C. quite well, as Christian Ghisler assures on his home page: raidenFTP.

Kind regards,
Karl

2karlchen

Hello Karl!

• Certainly good, but…
…$19.95…

• Another for free, maybe less perfected but sufficient, perhaps, is THERE
- Multilingual with plain text language-files, easy to correct (OMG ! They need a lot ! ),
but “Don't look a gift horse in the mouth”

 VG
Claude
Clo

Maybe another well-working alternative: FileZilla FTP Server

HTH
CoolWater

@karlchen

Thanks for your explanations, I'm knowing about the difference between ftp client and server.
And yes - with installation of extra software it's no prob.


However,
To have a simple FTP server mode for active/passive FTP Access this would be nice !
And -
it's just an suggestion for the future/next release !

@Clo
For Private Use:
Google with "personal ftp" - and then the first link.
(Michael Roth Software)

Regards
Egbert

Filezilla isn't really working well with Total Commander, because it expects file names in UTF8 Unicode by default - something which no other FTP server does.

You therefore need to turn off UTF8 with the following command:
OPTS UTF8 OFF

This must be placed in Ctrl+F - Edit connection - Send commands.

Concidering how often people ask for ftp server functionality (both here and at other TC forums) it would be really a good idea to have such an option

And then there's FTPDMIN. Probably the smallest and feature-lessest FTP server for Windows ever, but it gets the job done.

HTH
Roman

djk wrote:Concidering how often people ask for ftp server functionality (both here and at other TC forums) it would be really a good idea to have such an option

Repeating myself:
An FTP server and an FTP client are totally different things. So there cannot be a simple checkbox telling a client to behave like a server now. Much like there will be no checkbox inside I.E. telling I.E. to act as an IIS webserver now.
A T.C. FTP server in Windows terms would still be a (temporary) service. It would have to be a separate module outside of the main programme.

So whoever needs a temporary simplistic FTP server, please, try out the product suggested by Hacker.

Karl

Maybe FTP over SSH? And no problems with active/passive modes and firewalls. For example: I pressed a button and server started. Then I connect from remote TC and get access to all files that have server TC through FTP connection. I know Christian will never do this but dreams... )

2Hacker
Thanks for the link. I've never tried this one. Maybe it's a good solution for quick and temporary needs. I will try it later.

2karlchen
I know the differences. I often use other ftp servers so I don't have any problems with it. I only see how many people ask about it, how many people have heard that using TC they can exchange files via ftp so they search the whole soultion in it.

Goord morning, djk.

djk wrote:I know the differences. I often use other ftp servers so I don't have any problems with it.

I was sure you did know, because you are a long-term computer/Windows/T.C. user.
So I realized you just expressed what less experienced computer users will think an expect.

Kind regards,
Karl

Hacker wrote:And then there's FTPDMIN. Probably the smallest and feature-lessest FTP server for Windows ever, but it gets the job done.

HTH
Roman

Excellent, Roman thanks.
Very minimalistic (even there is no user and no pw) but it works, even with %P
and this with 30kB only ... an plugin can't probably get smaller in size.
No installation needed and portable (it use an ini file)

ftpdmin v. 0.96 Jun 7 2004

ftpdmin is a minimal FTP server program. ftpdmin is run directly from
a windows command prompt. ftpdmin is used as a quck, temporary ad-hock
FTP server for transferring files to and from windows PCs via FTP.
ftpdmin is single threaded, single session only, and provides no
authentication or security of any sort.

Usage: ftpdmin [options] [root]
[options] are:
-p <port> Specify control port number (default 21)
-tp <port> Specify port or port range to use for passive mode (defaults to
abitrary port the OS assigns). Useful behind firewalls.
-ha Specifies thru which address ftpdmin is to be accessed
(for NAT firewalled access. Use only if you know how to set up
port forwarding on your firewall)
-g Get only (disallows uploads)
root Directory to consider root for FTP access

Matthias Wandel, Jun 7 2004
http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/tech/ftpdmin.html

I just started ftpdmin with %P and the current active panel as ftp root...
... startet TC on an other PC and connect myself with ftpdmin... perfect!

Thank you for point us to this nice FTP server.

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BTW
an other small Server (~300kB)
but with user administration
is ftpserv from http://www.frifra.de/
But here the ftp root is always the folder where the ftpserv.exe lies.

And there is EFTP 3.3.1.145 (10.01.2006) ... stand alone, portable, very adjustable.

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If anyone knows more litlle small in size, stand alone and portable ftp server
which works with command line parameter like "/root c:\share" ....please post it here. Thank you.

RID500,

Thank you for point us to this nice FTP server.

You're welcome. I discovered it only a few weeks ago as well.

Roman

2RID500

Hello!

• Well, to sum up the topic and make a realistic proposal for a next version,
why not a feature to use a small F T P server as a chosen “partner programme” ?
- I mean like we can use ***View or Imagine etc. in Lister and for the thumbnails ?

• Doing so, the eschaefer's wish could be satisfied…
… and TC should get one more nice feature…

 KR
Claude
Clo