Re: [OT] Dedicated Image Uploader/Server [/OT]
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = DAVE, Are you running this as a standalone with WebStar, or do you run other apps on that box? I downloaded it, and it appears to be a much more controlled file upload, so I'm wondering if I can run this on the same server with the rest of the site which is running WebCat as well? On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 10:28 AM, Dave Hurley wrote:> You might take a look at MGI by PagePlanetSoftware. Version 3 is in > the works right now so they are giving version 2 away for free. It > runs on NT/IIS or Mac OS 9/WebStar. It's syntax is very much like > WebDNA's and it has the capability of setting file upload limits. I've > used it for a couple of years now and it's great. The discussion list > is as helpful as this one. > > Dave Hurley > Biology Department > University of Washington > > > On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 07:29 AM, Robert 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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DAVE, Are you running this as a standalone with WebStar, or do you run other apps on that box? I downloaded it, and it appears to be a much more controlled file upload, so I'm wondering if I can run this on the same server with the rest of the site which is running WebCat as well? On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 10:28 AM, Dave Hurley wrote:> You might take a look at MGI by PagePlanetSoftware. Version 3 is in > the works right now so they are giving version 2 away for free. It > runs on NT/IIS or Mac OS 9/WebStar. It's syntax is very much like > WebDNA's and it has the capability of setting file upload limits. I've > used it for a couple of years now and it's great. The discussion list > is as helpful as this one. > > Dave Hurley > Biology Department > University of Washington > > > On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 07:29 AM, Robert 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/ > > ===================================== 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/
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