vB-ftp will allow you to set up a public ftp server, and share it via a web based interface.
The idea came from all the time ive spent at anime sites that had community ftp servers. It was hard to manage these servers, due to ftp acounts begin shared and people with loose lips that leaked passwords.
I thought, why not do it through the boards usergroups?.
vB-ftp will allow you to set up multiple ftp acounts that are tied to usergroups.
Basicly on the ftp server you set up multiple acounts, one with all access others with limited, tie these ftp accounts to certain usergroups via the admin cp. Then when a member gose to ftp.php to log into your ftp server there ftp account is determanded by usergroup. They never have to know/use your ftp passwords/usernames!.
The whole hack will be templated prowered, and will support ftp upload/download/delete actions (all controled with perrmissions). I may add chmod and other goodies later on but decided not to include them for intial release because I dont think members need these options anyway.
so, thoughts?
08-05-2003, 12:46 AM
Coming soon: vB-Ftp
Hybrid Mode
