Re: [OT] Dedicated Image Uploader/Server [/OT]
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 50601
interpreted = N
texte = A couple quick thoughts.FTP usually has size restriction options... You could do a link to FTP information.Also, Someone posted (not sure if it was this list) a 3rd party utility that had some curious in depth features for limitations and such. might want to comb the archives.If you just want to put the images on another machine and then call them via full URL on your site. You could download Alains upload utility and start another server running the developers edition to do just uploads.DonovanRobert Wade wrote: > > Hello, sorry for the OT. I have a members site that gets a reasonable > amount of traffic running WebCat4 on WebStar. Members of the site have > personal photo galleries that they can manage, including the uploading > of gif and jpg images. I'm using the standard WebCatalog File upload > scheme for them to upload photos. As you know you can't determine much > about the file they are uploading, until it gets to the server > (including size). As this site grows this is creating problems. People > are disregarding the size restrictions and attempting to upload really > large files, causing the server to crash. It's happening about 5 to 10 > times daily. I'm looking for another solution for file upload. > Something that would run on a dedicated box. Something that would > handle the upload in a nice manner as well as serve the images. This > way, if there is a crash, it just brings down this images server > temporarily, and not the whole server, which is running several other > sites as well that are being effected by this. > > Does anyone have any hardware/software combo's they might recommend, or > other ideas. This site, is mainly a hobby for me and not much of a > money maker, so I can't afford to get too carried away. > > Thanks in advance!! > > -Robert > > ===================================== > Robert Wade > Outbound Creative, Inc. > PH: 812 428 6650 > FX: 812 428 6651 > EM: robert@outboundcreative.com > http://www.outboundcreative.com > ===================================== > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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A couple quick thoughts.FTP usually has size restriction options... You could do a link to FTP information.Also, Someone posted (not sure if it was this list) a 3rd party utility that had some curious in depth features for limitations and such. might want to comb the archives.If you just want to put the images on another machine and then call them via full URL on your site. You could download Alains upload utility and start another server running the developers edition to do just uploads.DonovanRobert Wade wrote: > > Hello, sorry for the OT. I have a members site that gets a reasonable > amount of traffic running WebCat4 on WebStar. Members of the site have > personal photo galleries that they can manage, including the uploading > of gif and jpg images. I'm using the standard WebCatalog File upload > scheme for them to upload photos. As you know you can't determine much > about the file they are uploading, until it gets to the server > (including size). As this site grows this is creating problems. People > are disregarding the size restrictions and attempting to upload really > large files, causing the server to crash. It's happening about 5 to 10 > times daily. I'm looking for another solution for file upload. > Something that would run on a dedicated box. Something that would > handle the upload in a nice manner as well as serve the images. This > way, if there is a crash, it just brings down this images server > temporarily, and not the whole server, which is running several other > sites as well that are being effected by this. > > Does anyone have any hardware/software combo's they might recommend, or > other ideas. This site, is mainly a hobby for me and not much of a > money maker, so I can't afford to get too carried away. > > Thanks in advance!! > > -Robert > > ===================================== > Robert Wade > Outbound Creative, Inc. > PH: 812 428 6650 > FX: 812 428 6651 > EM: robert@outboundcreative.com > http://www.outboundcreative.com > ===================================== > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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