Are you taking into account, since this is still open for discussion, the Joomla "callback" method: sites FTP placed in database, called by central server...? Of course, that would require push from the Drupal side... or from somewhere...<br>
<br>Victor Kane<br><a href="http://awebfactory.com.ar">http://awebfactory.com.ar</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Aaron Winborn <<a href="mailto:winborn@advomatic.com">winborn@advomatic.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Had a discussion with Thomas_Zahreddi1 in irc, and I suspect there may be more demand for the functionality than I'd suspected. But also got to thinking that Media Mover might be a better solution as well, in general, for most of what might be achieved with Drupal FTP. (I'd have to look at that module again; not sure how well it handles FTP already, assuming it does.)<div>
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Regarding Drupal FTP at <a href="http://drupal.org/project/drupal_ftp" target="_blank">http://drupal.org/project/drupal_ftp</a><br>
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I just had a conversation with chx in irc about the status of Drupal FTP, and its possible uses (if completed) for malware, and possible security holes. Particularly in light of the SoC project Plugin Manager, and that I stopped work on the project a year ago, I'm happy to drop the module.<br>
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However, the concept itself does have some merit, and there are many other uses I can think of other than what's planned for the Plugin Manager. Additionally, I've had a few queries over the months that indicate some developers are actually using the module, although I imagine they're in the minority. The project itself came partly out of the poor file handling that Drupal has had in the past (but will hopefully be fixed with <a href="http://drupal.org/node/142995" target="_blank">http://drupal.org/node/142995</a> hint hint...)<br>
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So my question is what is the best course of action at this point? Currently, the module works, although is incomplete from its original goals. It does currently store the u/p of its designated FTP server, which is a weakness, although it would have to be developed beyond how it is to exploit that weakness.<br>
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I have no intention in the near term of continuing development of the project, don't plan to upgrade it to Drupal 6, and believe a better approach for remote file handling will emerge for Drupal 7.<br>
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Should I entirely remove the project? Officially abandon it? Amend or replace the project page with a warning, in case people are actually using it? Ask for a security team audit if we decide to keep it?<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Aaron Winborn<br>
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