[Using Sakai] FTP instead of WebDAV: Sakai 2.6

[Jeff Ziegler]

HI Shawn,

WebDAV has been problematic in a variety of ways since the early days  
of Sakai.  At UMIch we now recommend that users who are unable to  
connect using the instructions given in the Upload-Download Multiple  
Resources page use one of the free 3rd-party clients that we've  
tested and verified as working with Sakai.  Both of these also  
support other file transfer protocols such as FTP.  To date, these  
solutions have worked in nearly 100% of the cases where users could  
not previously connect.  We're currently testing separate  
instructions for Windows 7 and will update accordingly.  Chuck  
Hedrick is currently working on updating the Upload-Download Multiple  
Resources instructions for inclusion in Sakai 2.7 using part of our  
instructions as well as those from other institutions (SAK-18008).

direct link to our customized Upload-Download Multiple Resources  
instructions
https://ctools.umich.edu/access/content/public/webdav_instructions.html


Jeff



On Apr 7, 2010, at 2:39 PM, Platt, Shawn wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Does anyone out there have a FTP Client solution instead of a  
> WebDAV Client for Sakai 2.6?  We find it difficult to use WebDAV  
> especially with Vista and we like to keep a standard for our  
> faculty and students.  We use FileZilla but that does not support  
> WebDAV therefore it doesn't help us with Sakai.
>
> Any ideas, solutions, or what you are doing at your institution  
> will be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks!
>
> ShawnP
> ----------------------------------
> Shawn Platt
> Academic Technology Services
> and Support Coordinator
> Roger Williams University
> One Old Ferry Road
> Bristol, RI 02809
>
> Voice: 401.254.3001
> Email: splatt at rwu.edu
>




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CTools Implementation Group
Digital Media Commons, Duderstadt Center
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