X-Git-Url: http://git.treefish.org/fex.git/blobdiff_plain/e60096926213ce02293a261254ff065cae44c1c8..c65ee6f7429eff9a7f58aad7c0aec858ad473092:/htdocs/FAQ/admin.faq diff --git a/htdocs/FAQ/admin.faq b/htdocs/FAQ/admin.faq index 5a6a301..4c442ca 100644 --- a/htdocs/FAQ/admin.faq +++ b/htdocs/FAQ/admin.faq @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Q: I cannot install a web server like fexsrv, because I have no root permissions. Is there a pure-CGI-version of F*EX which runs with an apache web server? A: F*EX is hard bound to fexsrv for several reasons (performance, file size limit, session concept, etc) and cannot be run as CGI under apache. But you might have a look at - * http://gpl.univ-avignon.fr/filez/ + * https://github.com/FileZ/FileZ * http://freshmeat.net/projects/eventh/ * http://www.schaarwaechter.de/sp/projekte/dateiaustausch.html (German only!) @@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ A: fac stands for F*EX Admin Control Q: F*EX is not working at all! I cannot connect to it with my web browser! A: Check your routing, ipfilters and firewall setup. Also check if xinetd is running. If it is linked with tcp-wrapper, configure it correctly (hosts.allow). + /etc/xinetd.d/fex should not contain a line "only_from" F*EX needs port 80/tcp for HTTP and optionally port 443/tcp for HTTPS. + Test the connection with: telnet YOURFEXSERVER 80 Q: What is the difference between all these user types (full, sub, group, external, ...)? -A: See http://fex.belwue.de/users.html +A: See http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/users.html Q: How can I integrate F*EX in the existing user management at my site? A: F*EX has several authentification modules: local, RADIUS, LDAP, mailman and POP. @@ -87,10 +89,10 @@ A: Let them register themselves with http://YOURFEXSERVER/fur Q: How can I change user settings like quota, restrictions or keep time? -A: Use /home/fex/bin/fac +A: Use /home/fex/bin/fac Q: How can I delete or temporarly disable a user? -A: Use /home/fex/bin/fac +A: Use /home/fex/bin/fac Q: I have BIG files already on the fexserver host. Can I upload just a link instead of the whole file? @@ -109,6 +111,10 @@ A: Set in fex.ph: Q: I want the Bcc mails to fex (admin user) to be sent to another address. A: Set variable $bcc in /home/fex/lib/fex.ph +Q: My users want to fex to mailing lists, but after first download the file is no more available!? +A: Add the mailing list address to @mailing_list in /home/fex/lib/fex.ph + This allows multiple downloads. + Q: I need more security! How can I enable (https) encryption? A: Read doc/SSL and also look for "fop_auth" in doc/concept (doc is a local directory in your installation or online http://fex.belwue.de/doc/)