Question about NewtFTP, If I created a document in "Notes" is it
possible to upload that document to a FTP server? because now I am using
email to do the transfer (in OS X)
On $B_at_14|Fs(B, 11 27, 2001, at 01:14 , BK wrote:
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> Responded to the more off-topic items directly by email to Sushi but
> copied the Newton relevant bits here ...
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>> On Tuesday, November 27, 2001, at 05:58 , Sushi wrote:
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> <large snip>
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>>>> Besides, the iMac has Ethernet built-in and its not the
>>>> physical connection which is the problem, not even the
>>>> transport. It's simply the inability of the application
>>>> layer to use the perfectly suited and universally available
>>>> transport: ftp.
>>>
>>> Who knows, that my change in the future.
>>
>> The NewtFTP package is very neat. Have you tried it ?
>>
>> You can donwload Newton packages directly onto your Newton and have
>> them installed straight away. No package installer required whatsoever.
>> No need to go via an intermediate platform.
>>
>> Also, you can upload packages from your Newton to your desktop or
>> notebook via ftp for backup. The only thing that is missing is the
>> ability to do the same for the Storage items and system prefs etc.
>>
>>>> There should be some way to get the data out of the Newton
>>>> by ftp and restore it back by ftp. Can't be that difficult.
>>>> What's the problem? How big a deal would it be to write
>>>> a NewtonScript that collects all those soups and hand them
>>>> over to the ftp layer? Likewise to write another one that
>>>> can take a downloaded soup from the ftp layer and store it
>>>> wherever it belongs? Not that I have any experience in
>>>> NewtonScript, but honestly, how much effort could this
>>>> possibly be if the transport layer is already there?
>>>
>>> No idea here.
>>>
>>> Hopefully someday, I will have a better idea as I am just starting to
>>> look at programming on the Newt. All new to me at this time.
>>
>> Well, I haven't done any programming for the Newton either, but I
>> figure, that if the transport layer is already there (provided by
>> NewtFTP) then it must be just a matter of finding the data, collecting
>> it and hand it over to NewtFTP for upload. Likewise upon restore,
>> collecting the data from where NewtFTP put it (i.e. the Inbox), then
>> assembling or converting it and put it back where it belongs.
>
> rgds
> BK
>
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