MailScanner ANNOUNCE: Dropoff

[Dimitri Yioulos]

Jules,

Thanks so much for this handy new tool!

Ours is a 32-bit shop.  I know you're frightfully 
busy, but Is there any chance you can create a 
32-bit virtual machine version?

Thanks again.

Dimitri


On Monday 14 June 2010 4:41:09 am Julian Field 
wrote:
> I have just uploaded the VMWare disk image of a
> fully functional Dropoff system. There are some
> docs on the Dropoff.me website that will tell
> you how to configure it for your site once
> you've built a VM around it.
>
> Jules.
>
> On 13/06/2010 20:45, Jules Field wrote:
> > I'm just about to put up a VMDK (i.e. VMWare
> > virtual disk image) of it, which will save
> > you all a lot of work configuring it and
> > fixing bugs in PHP that prevent large
> > uploads.
> >
> > The documentation text is already written,
> > I've just got to get the VMDK off my vSphere.
> >
> > Jules.
> >
> > On 13/06/2010 20:36, Jason Ede wrote:
> >> It looks fantastic Jules, will definitely
> >> download it and have a play.
> >>
> >> Jason
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From:
> >>> mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> >>> [mailto:mailscanner-
> >>> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf
> >>> Of Jules Field Sent: 13 June 2010 19:30
> >>> To: MailScanner discussion
> >>> Subject: Re: MailScanner ANNOUNCE: Dropoff
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for the comment.
> >>>
> >>> As for integrating it, that counts as 'user
> >>> front-end interface' in MailScanner, which
> >>> is an area I have never got involved in. So
> >>> it will remain a separate project for the
> >>> time being, albeit one which MailScanner
> >>> admins might like to install for their
> >>> users' benefit.
> >>>
> >>> Jules.
> >>>
> >>> On 13/06/2010 05:11, Supun Rathnayake wrote:
> >>>> Hi jules,
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you very much for the interesting
> >>>> tool, very much essential for the obvious
> >>>> reasons that you have explained.
> >>>>
> >>>> This is just an idea, how about
> >>>> integrating this tool with
> >>>
> >>> MailScanner
> >>>
> >>>> for quarantine management.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Supun.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 06/12/2010 08:41 PM, Jules Field wrote:
> >>>>> The Scenario:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You have installed MailScanner at your
> >>>>> site to protect all your
> >>>
> >>> users
> >>>
> >>>>> and clients from all sorts of dangerous
> >>>>> email content. Okay so far.
> >>>>> But your users need to be able to send
> >>>>> large files, executables, and all sorts
> >>>>> of other things that they used to try to
> >>>>> send by email. Some of these are
> >>>>> restricted by MailScanner, others (such
> >>>>> as large files) are restricted by your
> >>>>> email system's capacity. And your users
> >>>>> also need to be able to receive files
> >>>>> from other
> >>>
> >>> sites
> >>>
> >>>>> around the world, without having any
> >>>>> username/password access to
> >>>
> >>> your
> >>>
> >>>>> systems.
> >>>>> And it needs to be secure.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So your users need to be able to send and
> >>>>> receive all sort of files and email is
> >>>>> not the right tool for the job.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Say "Hello!" to Dropoff.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is a simple web-based system where
> >>>>> your users can send and receive files to
> >>>>> and from anyone in the world, and yet it
> >>>>> can't be used for public warez or porn
> >>>>> sharing.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Anyone in the world can send files to you
> >>>>> (but not to the rest of
> >>>
> >>> the
> >>>
> >>>>> world), and your users can send files to
> >>>>> anyone in the world. All uploaded files
> >>>>> are scanned for viruses, so it's safe.
> >>>>> Authentication of your users can be done
> >>>>> via Active Directory, LDAP, IMAP or a
> >>>>> static file. It's small, light-weight,
> >>>>> simple and safe. It's all written in PHP
> >>>>> so you can read the source and add or
> >>>>> change features as you desire.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Take a look at
> >>>>>              www.dropoff.me
> >>>>> where you can read about it and download
> >>>>> it.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It's entirely free and open source, of
> >>>>> course.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Note: I did not write all of this.
> >>>>> Dropoff is my fork of the "Dropbox"
> >>>>> package originally written at the
> >>>>> University of Delaware.
> >>>
> >>> I
> >>>
> >>>>> have added new features and fixed some
> >>>>> bugs. I intend to continue developing it
> >>>>> as needed.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Let me know what you think!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jules
> >>>
> >>> Jules
> >>>
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