[Sussex] [OT] Running a server from home

[Jon Fautley]

Nic Ferrier wrote:

>>Any thoughts on the best tool for the job?   
> 
> 
> If you search around I wouldn't be suprised if there aren't specific
> programs that can either handle the synchronization or handle the
> taking of pictures and uploading.
> 
> But in fact it's very easy. Set the camera software to save into a
> particular directory and write a cron job to mirror the directory
> to your webserver every minute (or however often).

Look at camE - it was orignally an Englightenment Epplet, but IIRC it 
works in standalone mode too. (It's been a good number of years since I 
used it, btw). This can automagically send files via FTP to a specific 
website, and works much better than just mirroring a directory.

(When you mirror a directory with FTP, its' possible for a client to get 
only half a file, if the remote end is currently uploading as the client 
is attempting to download the image. camE overcomes this by uploading to 
an FTP site using a temporary name, then renaming the file).

Regards,

Jon
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