X-Git-Url: http://git.treefish.org/fex.git/blobdiff_plain/e60096926213ce02293a261254ff065cae44c1c8..cdeb354c4dbb11b683f9f8c5db2861f3dc572c61:/htdocs/FAQ/admin.faq?ds=inline diff --git a/htdocs/FAQ/admin.faq b/htdocs/FAQ/admin.faq index 5a6a301..61691fc 100644 --- a/htdocs/FAQ/admin.faq +++ b/htdocs/FAQ/admin.faq @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ 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!) + * http://www.schaarwaechter.de/sp/projekte/dateiaustausch.html (German only!) which implement a file exchange as pure CGIs, but with a 2 GB file size limit, which F*EX does not have. @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ A: Become user fex and create some users with fac, exa /home/fex/bin/fac -u memyselfandi@my.do.main secret-auth-id Then log in using the web interface: http://YOURFEXSERVER/ - + ... and join the F*EX mailing list! ☺ https://listserv.uni-stuttgart.de/mailman/listinfo/fex @@ -27,17 +27,19 @@ Q: What is /home/fex/bin/fac and /home/fex/cgi-bin/fac ? A: fac stands for F*EX Admin Control /home/fex/bin/fac is the (full) CLI version - - /home/fex/cgi-bin/fac is the (restricted) web version. You have to call it with your webbrowser: + + /home/fex/cgi-bin/fac is the (restricted) web version. You have to call it with your webbrowser: http://YOURFEXSERVER/fac 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. @@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ A: F*EX users are defined by a directory in the spool. Therefore execute: cd /home/fex/spool ln -s user@do.main alias@other.address - + Now the user is known as user@do.main and alias@other.address Q: I want that all my local users can use F*EX. How? @@ -75,11 +77,11 @@ A: Let them register themselves with http://YOURFEXSERVER/fur 
      # your local receiving domains
      @local_rdomains = qw(flupp.org *.flupp.org);
-     	     
+
      # your local receiving hosts
      @local_rhosts = qw(127.0.0.1 129.69.0.0-129.69.255.255 176.9.84.26);
- + Or you can manually create a restricted external user with (example): 
      /home/fex/bin/fac -u framstag@rus.uni-stuttgart.de hoppla
@@ -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? @@ -109,8 +111,12 @@ 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 +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/) For email encryption see http://fex.belwue.de/gpg.html @@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ A: * See variable @H1_extra in /home/fex/lib/fex.ph and you can add HTML code to * Contact http://www.nepustil.net/ if you need more customization. Q: F*EX is too complicated for my tie users. I need a simplified upload form. -A: See /home/fex/htdocs/fup_template.html and /home/fex/htdocs/sup.html +A: See /home/fex/htdocs/fup_template.html and /home/fex/htdocs/sup.html or use public upload, see http://fex.belwue.de/usecases/foreign.html Q: F*EX is still too complicated! I need something more simplified. @@ -132,8 +138,8 @@ A: See http://fex.belwue.de/usecases/BIGMAIL.html Q: Can I get a localized version in my native languange? A: With your help, yes. Please contact -Q: I need ACLs for group access, a file browser and integration in my - native file system. +Q: I need ACLs for group access, versioning, a file browser and integration in + my local file system. A: This is beyond the scope of F*EX, which is designed for efficient file transfer only. Q: Feature/design XY is missing.