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wayne
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 Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:21 pm Post subject: limiting folder sizes |
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i need some help on limiting a folder to a set size
im trying to setup a small web hosting company (free of charge)
and i need to limit folders to a set size
i can do disk partitioning if anyone could recomend a free partitioning tool
otherwise i just need to konw how to limit folders to a set size
thanks,
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Moxxnixx
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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wayne, welcome to the forums. :)
Partitioning your HD is overkill, IMO.
Setting up an FTP server and set user limits would be much easier. |
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p3
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Moxxnixx wrote: | wayne, welcome to the forums. :)
Partitioning your HD is overkill, IMO.
Setting up an FTP server and set user limits would be much easier. |
Although I didn't start this... I'm wondering - What if your FTP Server doesn't support upload limitations??? |
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richardyork
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| p3 wrote: | | Although I didn't start this... I'm wondering - What if your FTP Server doesn't support upload limitations??? |
EASY.....get one that does!
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p3
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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| richardyork wrote: | | p3 wrote: | | Although I didn't start this... I'm wondering - What if your FTP Server doesn't support upload limitations??? |
EASY.....get one that does! |
How about:
I like the one I'm using and Don't Want to Change
And Won't For That Matter |
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Anonymoose
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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Then how about, if you know your FTP server doesn't support limits and refuse to change it, you don't get to use limits?
The only alternative is an extreme amount of work using NTFS and disk quotas, assuming you're running under Windows. If you're going to say that you're using FAT32 and don't want to change, don't even bother replying. If you refuse to use a solution that is offered, research your own answer.
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richardyork
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p3
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| Anonymoose wrote: | Then how about, if you know your FTP server doesn't support limits and refuse to change it, you don't get to use limits?
The only alternative is an extreme amount of work using NTFS and disk quotas, assuming you're running under Windows. If you're going to say that you're using FAT32 and don't want to change, don't even bother replying. If you refuse to use a solution that is offered, research your own answer. |
Yes - I'm running under Windows...
Any good FTP Servers that support file limits? |
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richardyork
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:14 am Post subject: |
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I wonder........
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What if your FTP Server doesn't support upload limitations??? |
A post or two later.......
P.S.
p3, you might want to sort your signature out.....
| p3 wrote: | | [url=google.com]A helpful link!!!! (Yes, I use it)[/url] |
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p3
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:24 am Post subject: |
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| richardyork wrote: | I wonder........
| p3 wrote: |
What if your FTP Server doesn't support upload limitations??? |
A post or two later.......
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That wasn't there when I started posting my latest one (before this)
[quote="richardyork"]
P.S.
p3, you might want to sort your signature out.....
| p3 wrote: | [url=google.com]A helpful link!!!! (Yes, I use it)[/url]
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Fixed that
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richardyork
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:26 am Post subject: |
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OK
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richardyork
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Here is a good FTP Server I have found that supports user disk space quotas (it has 15 day eval but I could have swarn it was free??)
BulletProof FTP Server http://www.bpftpserver.com/
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No, that FTP server does cost, I used to use it myself before I discovered CerberusFTP. Shame Cerberus doesnt allow quotas though :-(
I use partitioning myself but as Moxxnixx said, its overkill unless you have the software or can even be bothered to do it.
I'd take the FTP server route.
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Anonymoose
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:11 am Post subject: |
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GuildFTP is free and supports folder limits. DynuFTP server has a great feature set and is also free, but is unfortunately bundled with a webserver - if you disable that, it would also be a good choice.
Note that a lot of servers (GuildFTP included) will actually check the upload limit when a file upload is complete, so if you are low on disk space, be careful on this front.
For example, if you set a 10mb limit and a user has 7mb of files, they can upload a 5mb file but after uploading this, they will be unable to upload anything else, since they are now over the 10mb limit.
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richardyork
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:15 am Post subject: |
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| The Inquisitor wrote: | | No, that FTP server does cost, I used to use it myself before I discovered CerberusFTP. |
Whats all this about then? http://www.bpftpserver.com/buy.php
Maybe previous versions were freeware??
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