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idowell - Aug 8, 2006 - 2:51 am

I've just set up pure-ftpd as my ftp server and connecting and uploading via an FTP client works fine. I can also connect via a web browser and download fine. However, when I try to upload via web browser I get

The item "foo" could not be moved because "username@##.##.#.###" cannot be modified.

I have set the folder permissions to "Read and Write" for user, group and other.

Any idea what I'm missing?

Thanks,
Ian

MosGuy - Aug 8, 2006 - 10:52 pm

Hello Ian,

Thank you for visiting Macosx.com! My name is Richard, I will be your support technician and assisting you with your question.

I recently installed pure-ftpd myself . To answer your question; most web browsers are read-only so you can only view & download files but not upload using them. The exceptions I've found are Internet Explorer on Windows or FireFox also has an FTP add-on. When I tried my server using Firefox it wouldn't connect through the graphic interface for some reason. Yet it displays fine through the read-only method.

To upload you'll need to use a proper FTP client. I personally use Transit & it works fine as does CyberDuck. I've heard good things about Fetch for OSX too.

I hope this helps to answer your question. If you require any further help or information feel free to reply, or e-mail me at the address below.

Regards,
Richard Blythin
MacOSX Support Technician
rblythin@macosx.com
http://www.macosx.com