RE: [Partially OT] [cobalt-users] Symbolic Link

["Colin J. Raven" <cjraven@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I haven't yet, but then the RaQ is *still* under my desk awaiting
> firewalling... Grmpf... Time consuming customers! ;-)

Yeah imagine that eh? darned customers are always sucking down big gobs
of human cpu cycles!

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> I am not and will never be offended by anyone who disagrees with me on
a
> technical level and keeps his her messages polite. Oh, and I do not
bite.

<sounds of snarling and ripping flesh, as enraged sysadmin kills and
EATS a customer>

> Remember: "De antwoorden zijn altijd al aanwezig"
> (Steve Vai, Passion & Warfare)
Ja, je hebt gelijk! Wij verstaan elkaar.

>> but I would imagine
>> that the siteadmin (or admins) would have the need to ftp into
>> /home/sites/site#/web always as a primary (and maybe their own
>> /users/username/web as a secondary) ftp destination.
>
> I can imagine that too, hence my eagerness.
> I have found in the past that proftpd will not follow symlinks, but I
> haven't tested that thoroughly. Maybe someone knows more?

One  thing I *did* discover, (by accident of course) and that is by
thrashing around in an FTP client, it *is* possible to finally get to
/home/sites/site#/web *from* /home/sites/site#/users/username/web, but
it's a ghastly, tedious and cumbersome experience. It shouldn't be that
way....<scream>.

> NOT to disagree with Colin in *any* way whatsoever,
> but have a great weekend nonetheless (it's Friday 18th now, but you'll
> probably see this the 25th or so),
>
> Nico
Er...well actually Nico, by the luck of the gods I saw it on Friday
night at 19:09. Wonders never cease! :-) :-) :-) <splutter> same to you!

Groetjes,
-Colin
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Colin J. Raven