File Juggler -- the software for convenient browsing of FTP archives
File Juggler -- the software for convenient browsing of FTP archives
Design concepts
The idea behind it was rather simple: using CGI scripts as processing
tools and WWW browser as user interface, display the structure and
content of typical anonymous FTP server in a convenient, easily navigated
form.
Also read my humble work notes on design and
implementation if you're really interested.
Current status
File Juggler version 1.0 has been implemented and is now installed on two
ftp servers at Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University:
- crydee.sai.msu.ru archive (mostly
OS/2 software, recreation and leisure)
- SAI FTP archive
(lots of free material available on the Internet, including
astronomy, Unix software, Linux etc.)
The source code is not available yet for general distribution.
Version 1.0 can only work with one ftp site at a time (on which it is
installed). Next version which will provide interface to several
ftp servers simultaneously is under development.
Disclaimers and acknowledgments
File Juggler is written by Dr. Sergey Ayukov,
research fellow at Sternberg
Astronomical Institute of Moscow University.
File Juggler uses cgic library, copyright 1996
by Thomas Boutell.
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