Subj : FTP'd
To   : Mindless Automaton
From : Frank Reid
Date : Mon Sep 12 2005 05:12 pm

  Re: FTP'd
  By: Mindless Automaton to DOVE-Net.Hardware_&_Softw on Mon Sep 12 2005 16:41:00

 > I am looking for some software (I dunno, mail server perhaps?) that will
 > intercept large attachments and send a ftp link to the receiver in lieu of
 > sending a mega-attachment.  I've seen it before, but can't remember what it 
 > Any suggestions/comments?  (possible addition to Synchronet in the future?)

MDaemon (www.altn.com/mdaemon) has that option...

Attachment Linking (SetupàCalendar/GroupWare…, or Ctrl+C) is a new feature that
makes it possible for MDaemon to remove all attachments from incoming email
messages automatically, store them in a designated location, and then place URL
links in the message from which they were extracted pointing to their location.
This can greatly speed up mail processing when your users retrieve their
messages or synchronize their mail folders since the messages will be devoid of
large attachments. It can also provide increased security and an increased
level of protection for your users since attachments can be stored in a central
location for monitoring by the administrator and will not be downloaded
automatically to mail clients where they might be executed automatically.

Further, both the location where files will be stored and the URL links
inserted into messages in place of attachments are flexible. In MDaemon you
merely designate the location where you wish to store the files and the format
of the URL that will be inserted into the messages. You can use macros to make
these paths dynamic, or you can simply make them static. The level of security
and user requirements for getting to these files is up to you and depends
entirely upon your particular system and the security measures that you have
implemented. You could, for example, place files in a storage location
accessible via FTP, or in a secure directory requiring specific access
credentials, or in a public location accessible to anyone—whatever you prefer.

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