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Project Status
Jason will do presentation at the August 6th weekly meeting.
Questions and Concerns
- What is the maximum file size supported for transfer?
- Is there an issue when large numbers of files must be kept up with?
- Do we want a Dropbox style service or an FTP style service?
- How well does the solution handle file permissions, especially group permissions?
Software
Features
Pros and Cons
- Pros
- Open Source
- Availibility for Mac, Windows, and Linux
- Version control (Git based)
- Notifications of changes to folder contents
- Cons
- Sharing folders not built into desktop client
- Git isn’t built for handling large, binary files
- Version control not built into desktop client
FileZilla
https://filezilla-project.org/
Features
Pros and Cons
- Pros
- Free
- Supports FTP, FTPS and SFTP
- Supports resume and transfer of files > 4GB.
- Client supports Linux, Mac OSX and Windows
- Cons
- Server requires Windows XP, Vista or 7.
RhinoSoft Serv-U
Features
Pros and Cons
- Pros
- Web based admin
- Supports FTP, SFTP and FTPS
- Supports web and mobile transfers
- Guaranteed fidelity to RFCs
- Supports both IPv4 and IPv6
- Supports large files (>2GB) on all interfaces
- Cons
- Liscensed ($500 for 250, $3000 unlimited for 1 year)
F*EX Frams' Fast File Exchange
http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/
Features
Pros and Cons
- Pros
- Item 1
- Cons
- Item1
OwnCloud
Features
Pros and Cons
- Pros
- Present in EPEL repository
- Cons
- Item1
SeaFile
Features
Pros and Cons
- Pros
- Item 1
- Cons
- Item1
dotCloud
Features
Pros and Cons
- Pros
- Item 1
- Cons
- Item1
Globus Online
Features
Pros and Cons
- Pros
- Item 1
- Cons
- Item1
Links
Random links I am using to sort through the project.
http://git-scm.com/ http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/research360/2012/05/mrd-hack-days-file-backup-sync-and-versioning-or-the-academic-dropbox/ http://orbital.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/project-plan/
https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/Main_Page https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/FAQ