Future Request: Public directory in Files

Xen · 3 Feb 2005, 08:52 PM

Hi,

Under Files there is a Homedir. I would be nice if there was also a so called 'Publicdir'. Putting files in this folder makes it accessible for everyone.

You would than get, example: www.runbox.com/user/public/

In this way people could share specific files in an easy way with others, such as home-pictures etc.

It would be a very nice future of runbox. Are there plans to implement such a future?

Kind Regards,
xen

zapata · 4 Feb 2005, 01:14 AM

Webdav?

Xen · 4 Feb 2005, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by zapata
Webdav?

No thanx

It isn't just a difficult question, is it? Will it be one day implemented? yes or no? Maybe there are more users who want this future to be implemented?

Kind Regards,

Gnome · 4 Feb 2005, 05:31 AM

Probably not the best time to ask them when they're getting pummelled over bandwidth limitations...

I remember hearing that they didn't have any plans for public access when they released the file area though.

suzi · 4 Feb 2005, 11:17 AM

As it's been said that Files will in the future count towards the bandwidth, I'm not sure this is such a good idea. Just imagine someone on dial up downloading a file you'd uploaded and then they get disconnected and have to start over again... Depending how big that file is, that could be quite a big chunk of your bandwidth gone already.

Unless it can be closely monitored, I'd prefer to get my own webspace and let people download from there if I have files to share.

PleX · 4 Feb 2005, 04:53 PM

Xen,

Read here what Geir said about this.

Post - Public Filestore

3 Feb 2005, 08:52 PM	#1
Xen Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3	Future Request: Public directory in Files Hi, Under Files there is a Homedir. I would be nice if there was also a so called 'Publicdir'. Putting files in this folder makes it accessible for everyone. You would than get, example: www.runbox.com/user/public/ In this way people could share specific files in an easy way with others, such as home-pictures etc. It would be a very nice future of runbox. Are there plans to implement such a future? Kind Regards, xen

4 Feb 2005, 01:14 AM	#2
zapata Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wien, Østerrike Posts: 375	Webdav?

4 Feb 2005, 05:31 AM	#4
Gnome Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Philadelphia, USA Posts: 92	Probably not the best time to ask them when they're getting pummelled over bandwidth limitations... I remember hearing that they didn't have any plans for public access when they released the file area though.

4 Feb 2005, 11:17 AM	#5
suzi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 195	As it's been said that Files will in the future count towards the bandwidth, I'm not sure this is such a good idea. Just imagine someone on dial up downloading a file you'd uploaded and then they get disconnected and have to start over again... Depending how big that file is, that could be quite a big chunk of your bandwidth gone already. Unless it can be closely monitored, I'd prefer to get my own webspace and let people download from there if I have files to share.

4 Feb 2005, 04:53 PM	#6
PleX Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Israel Posts: 56	Xen, Read here what Geir said about this. Post - Public Filestore