Re: Folder sharing and ZA
From: Ross McKay (rosko@zeta.NOT.THIS.BIT.org.au)Date: 08/22/02
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From: Ross McKay <rosko@zeta.NOT.THIS.BIT.org.au> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 11:39:18 +1000
On Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:57:07 GMT, "MdH" <milo_dhuey@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I'm trying to set up a simple shared folder on the internet for a school's
>bookkeeper. She's about to have another child and wants to work from home.
>She needs to have access to some data but others in the school must have
>access at the same time so it doesn't make sense to just send her home with
>a copy of the data file and a computer.
>
>I've got ZA (free version) installed on the office file server (running
>98se) and have it set to medium security. Thus I can ping the machine but ZA
>will not let me actually access the data. I don't want to go to low security
>since that means everything is wide open to our friendly hackers. Her home
>ISP does not offer a static IP address.
>
>I also own a copy of ZA Pro (2.6). Can either ZA version be configured to
>let her in? Is there some other product which will let me set this up.
>
>What about using an web based storage site for the data file?
[NB: assuming files can be worked on off-site and returned; if "data"
means database file that multiple people need to have access to,
including your book keeper, then answer is probably VPN - read no
further]
Indeed, rather than have a shared folder you could set up either an FTP
server or Web server on your machine.
If she just needs to pull the files down, and can email them back to
you, probably a web server is best. If the data is "sensitive" or
confidential, you probably want to use SSL - that means getting a
digital certificate. (There are free tools for creating your own one, if
you are just sharing with a small group of people). One hitch, I don't
know whether you can host a secure web server on Win98.
If she needs to put the file back up there and have it immediately
accessible, FTP might be best as it is easy to do two-way comms with
FTP, but be aware that regular FTP isn't very secure - passwords can be
sniffed off the network. There are secure FTP servers, like WS_FTP
Server Pro, that use SSL to keep the password secure.
Alternatively, you can have a web page that has a file poster for her to
put the files back up there. The pick of the crop is SA-FileUp, but
there are good free ones like aspSmartUpload.
Either way (web or FTP) requires some expertise in setting up properly,
and probably wants a Windows NT, 2000 or XP machine to run on. Secure
FTP will probably cost you. Making a secure web site that accepts files
posted back to you will cost you either in time and expertise or money.
VPN is another way, perhaps others on this group can say something about
that (I can't).
However, if all you really need is for her to get the files down, work
on them and send them back, why not just use email? If the files are
"sensitive" or confidential, encrypt them with PGP.
-- Ross McKay, WebAware Pty Ltd "A closed mouth gathers no foot"
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