FTP Server Recommendation

[electron]

WarFTP used to be the best software out there, haven't heard that name in years tho, but it was known to be extremely flexible and reliable.

 

[garyfunk]

The overwrite option is selected and AFAICT it is doing the right thing as far as uploading an image with the same name. It is just that the FTP server (FileZilla Server on my automation PC) is failing the write...

Which version of FileZilla are you running?

 

[hucker]

The overwrite option is selected and AFAICT it is doing the right thing as far as uploading an image with the same name. It is just that the FTP server (FileZilla Server on my automation PC) is failing the write...

Which version of FileZilla are you running?

I downloaded the latest one off the server 2 days ago.

FileZilla_Server-0_9_27.exe

If you look into it you will find that there was a guy several years ago trying to do what I'm trying to do with filezilla and the axis 2400. He put in a request to allow the rename function to optionally be renamed to a file that already exists. This request was made several years ago...

I'm going to try warftp...

Chuck

 

[garyfunk]

I have an Axis Video server and would like to dump images to an ftp site every 30 seconds or so. I have the mechanism working and can see files copied from the video server to my machine via FTP. The problem is that if the file already exists filezilla server doesn't allow the transfer to take place. I've verified that this is the expected behavior in filezilla server and a request to make it configurable has been idle for 3 years...

http://trac.filezilla-project.org/ticket/2456

The log looks like this:

028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - (not logged in) (192.168.1.71)> PASS ******
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> 230 Logged on
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> TYPE I
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> 200 Type set to I
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> PASV
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> 227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,1,10,25,29)
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> STOR [email protected]
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> 150 Connection accepted
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> 226 Transfer OK
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> RNFR [email protected]
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> 350 File exists, ready for destination name.
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> RNTO closet.jpg
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> 550 file exists
(028099) 10/28/2008 4:58:48 AM - video (192.168.1.71)> QUIT



What ftp server is there where I can make this work? I'm trying to see if a delete can be sent out by the axis server... Suggestions welcome....

It looks to me the problem is in your methodology. In your message, you stated, "if the file already exists filezilla server doesn't allow the transfer to take place" But as you can see from your log, the transfer clearly does take place. You are trying to rename the file to a file that already exists. I don't know any FTP server that allows this. I use WS_FTP and Titian and neither allow this. Servers do allow an overwrite, but you have to start out with the proper filename. You either need to transfer the file with the correct name, or issue a delete on the old file before you do the rename.

 

[hucker]

Gary, you are right that it is the rename that fails. The upload/rename is how the Axis server does it. This apparently is less suseptable to an HTTP request seeing a partially loaded image.

Apparently somewhere there is a server that allows the rename...

I have gotten further and have found the code in the axis server that does the FTP upload, of course the server won't let me upload my changes to the script... argh... so close...

 

[garyfunk]

Gary, you are right that it is the rename that fails. The upload/rename is how the Axis server does it. This apparently is less suseptable to an HTTP request seeing a partially loaded image.

Apparently somewhere there is a server that allows the rename...

I have gotten further and have found the code in the axis server that does the FTP upload, of course the server won't let me upload my changes to the script... argh... so close...

Good luck with it. Let us know when you get it worked out.

 

[twilo123]

hucker, i am working on a bb app for this via live streaming and need a tester. if interested pm me for details. thanks.