MailScanner ANNOUNCE: Dropoff

[Rick Cooper]

----Original Message----
From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
[mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Julian
Field Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 3:37 AM To: MailScanner discussion
Subject: Re: MailScanner ANNOUNCE: Dropoff

> I can try building a 32-bit version for you, but you will probably be
> limited to 2 Gbyte uploads. If that's not a problem for you, then I can
> do that. I probably won't have time to do it today as I've got a load of
> other things on right now, but if you're lucky I *might* do it this
> weekend.  

If you do you may want to look at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=48886, IIRC
it can be applied to 5.3.o but I am not sure
If it has been successfully appied to  to later versions or not. I have been
thinking of trying it but haven't gotten
Around to it since I get around the various stat/filesize/etc with a custom
function that handles any size the os can
Handle.


> 
> Out of Interest, why are you not moving to 64-bit? Modern CPUs have been
> able to run 64-bit for quite a long time now. What's the advantage? --
> Jules
> Sent from my iPad over 3G :-)
> 
> On 18 Jun 2010, at 08:21 AM, "Mogens Melander" <mogens at fumlersoft.dk>
> wrote: 
> 
>> Well, i'm all 32-bit, as are my customers. So i guess i'm not
>> getting to try out this thing anytime soon ;^)
>> 
>> On Tue, June 15, 2010 15:09, Julian Field wrote:
>>> I'm afraid a 32-bit version is not going to be very high on my priority
>>> list, when everyone else in the world is adopting 64-bit if they
>>> haven't already. 
>>> 
>>> What's stopping you running the 64-bit version?
>>> 
>>> On 15/06/2010 13:00, Dimitri Yioulos wrote:
>>>> 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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>>>>>> 
>>>>> Jules
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>> 
>> Mogens Melander
>> 
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