SMB server

[Jacques Hausser]

Thanks, Bill

I'll look for an old computer to work as an independant  FTP server...
If somebody has another idea, it will be welcome!

Jacques

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> I don't think what you want is possible. If you have a volume SMB
> mounted it will show up on the desktop as the OS mounts the volume for
> app to use. Applications can't write to an unmounted volume.
>
> Perhaps FTP or HTTP (get and put) might be better solutions.
>
> Bill Vlahos
>
> On Thursday, January 16, 2003, at 10:06  AM, Jacques Hausser wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I need to read and write to text files on a smb server, and to prevent
>> the users to access those files otherwise than through the standalone.
>> I was given a special username and a password for that. The problem
>> is, when the connection is established, the users can access the files
>> directly just by clicking on the icon plainly visible on their screen
>> - and with students, you have always somebody trying to "just look
>> at".  I learned plenty of very useful tricks in reading the rev doc,
>> the use-rev archives, and also by harassing the poor guy responsible
>> for our local network, but I did'nt find clear answers to my problem:
>>
>> How to access files of a smb server directly, without getting the icon
>> of the server on the screen ? My standalone should work on Windows, OS
>> X and former Mac OSs, and I'm afraid the solutions will differ...
>>
>> If somebody is nice enough to answer, please use a simple language -
>> I'm a total beginner, and worse, for everything concerning networks,
>> servers and all these terrific acronyms used in this field.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance!
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>> (PS: not counting this problem, Revolution was the perfect solution -
>> as usual - and everything else works fine!).
>> (PS again: for security reasons (?) the network manager refuses to
>> install a FTP server...)