A: The auth-ID is an internal identification which authentificates the user. It will be first generated by the admin or the automatic registration process and can later be modified by you, the user. Think of some kind of a low security password.
Q: What is the difference between all these user types (full, sub, group, external, ...)?
-A: See http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/users.html
+A: See http://fex.belwue.de/users.html
Q: I have uploaded a HUGE file but misspelled my recipient's address. Now I have got an error bounce email. Must I re-upload the HUGE file?
A: No, it is not necessary. You can redirect the file with "user config & operation control"
* send several files or even whole directory trees at once
* stream files
* transfer files via command line
- * use an Internet clipboard http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/usecases/xx.html
+ * use an Internet clipboard http://fex.belwue.de/usecases/xx.html
* do much more :-)
Q: How can I upload several files at once?
Q: I need to send a file bigger than my quota allows. What can I do?
A: Simply ask $SERVER_ADMIN$ to raise your quota.
+ If you want to send a REALLY big file, you also have to tell the recipient's address because his quota also has to be raised.
Q: Why is the upload status window empty and I cannot see the progress bar?
A: Most probably you are using a (enforced) web proxy, which cannot handle dynamic HTML pages.
Q: Can I integrate F*EX in my mail program (thunderbird, outlook, etc)?
A: Yes, if your mail admin has set up a "fexmail" smtp relay.
- http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/usecases/BIGMAIL.html
+ http://fex.belwue.de/usecases/BIGMAIL.html
Q: Can I use a download manager/accelerator?
A: Generally, no, because they suck: they are not RFC compliant and produce a LOT of unnecessary server load.
Q: Sending as a F*EX user is easy, but how to receive files from others, outside?
A: Register them as your subusers, create a F*EX group or a one-time upload key with "user config & operation control"
- See also http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/usecases/foreign.html
+ See also http://fex.belwue.de/usecases/foreign.html
Q: Sometimes I can download a file more than once, especially when I repeat it quickly. Is the autodelete feature buggy?
A: The F*EX server has a grace time of 1 minute after first sucessfully download in which the file is still available. This is necessary because of some stupid "download managers" which request the file several times at once. Otherwise they would report an error to the user.
With email you also have no acknowledgement of receipt.
Q: Can I have encrypted emails?
-A: See http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/gpg.html
+A: See http://fex.belwue.de/gpg.html
Q: I cannot download files with Internet Explorer, it tells me "Cannot open Internet site". What shall I do?
A: Use Firefox or any other Internet-compatible web browser, that Internet Explorer is not.