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syncftp FAQ

Simon Howard, Jon Dowland

Contents

  1. what is it?
  2. where can i get it?
  3. who's making it?
  4. what features will it have?
  5. what platforms will it run on?
  6. source code?
  7. can i help out?

what is it?

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An ftp client. The difference between this and ordinary ftp clients is that it is totally automatic. It works by using the ftp directory to 'mirror' a directory on your local hard drive. If you make a change to your (web) site then you just run it and it uploads the changed files to the server.

where can i get it?

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You can grab the sources from the CVS repository. We haven't supplied any precompiled binaries yet, sorry.

who's making it?

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what features will it have

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  • totally automatic (see above)
  • GPL licensed, 100% opensource
  • Support for ftp at first but we aim to add support for ssh/scp later on if possible
  • Standard-compliant portable code

what platforms will it run on

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The code written so far runs on:
  • Win32 (cygwin)
  • Linux
  • Solaris/SunOS
  • Irix
  • BSD
  • MacOS X
if possible we will support:
  • QNX
  • BeOS
  • OS/2
if you can help test or develop for any of the above systems please email Simon

source code

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Check the CVS repository from the Sourceforge project page.

can i help out?

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email Simon if you are interested in helping out.