From: mark d smith (mark_at_bbprojects.net)
Date: Mon Feb 23 2004 - 13:43:05 PST
On 23 Feb 2004, at 21:50, Eckhart Köppen wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:41:19 +0100, Roman Pixell wrote:
>> since i havent found any good way to install packages from my panther
>> machine, i now look for an alternative way of doing it... can i
>> somehow
>> share a folder so that it is shown in list view on my newton in
>> newtscape or courier? i know i could build a web page or simply enter
>> the exact name, but it seems like list view would save time.
>
> Just create a folder under /Libary/WebServer/Documents, make sure that
> it can be read by www and drop whatever you want to install in that
> folder. No need for a web page, Apache will generate a default listing.
> The URL for the folder is http://
This is more or less what I am doing. An alternative default location
for such a folder exists at:
~/Sites
I created the folder:
~/Sites/Packages
and I use NewtsCape per WLAN to "suck" packages from this location on
to my Newt. Very easy. Very reliable. Not my idea originally.
mark.
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