Is it possible to upload files to exernal site over ftps?

[yost]

I Have copied the family camcorder tapes to MP4 files using the OSD. Very happy with the result.

Is it possible to use the OSD to upload them over SFTP to a remote server, rather than leave the Laptop on night after night?

The OSD and laptop are connectd over ethernet to an external disk (WD Mybookworld has ist own SAMBA-sever built in).
If it is possible I would probably have to consider the automatic firmware updates on the OSD, otherwise it should be able to do it.

Is there a small FTP client that can handle FTPS available for the OSD? Or is another solution avauilable?

Since I do have the VNC solution working, intiating the transfer should be easy (log on from PC, start FTPS transfer etc.).


Thanks. 
Yost

[ChadV]

Unless someone has worked on a project I'm not aware of, there isn't an SFTP client for the OSD yet.  (SCP, but not SFTP.)

Why not have the OSD record to the MyBook instead of the Laptop, though?  The laptop can be off, and the OSD can just connect via ethernet to the Samba server in the MyBook.

[yost]

Thanks for your feedback.

Pity FTPS does not exist.

I do already save recordings to the mybookworld disk. It is easy and convenient. Saving to laptop is possible, but why do so? With programmed recording it would require leaving the laptop on etc..
I can also save recordings from any source to the disk and play them over the OSD's (I have two).

I would just prefer to switch the laptop off at night. A free 50 gig drive at adrive is nice. It is the getting the data there that is the hard part. :-).

[greyback]

Hey,
I compiled a simple "ftp" binary that will run on your OSD. I have attached it to this post. ftps is  more work, and I'd rather point you to scp which can be installed via Lpkg
-G

[yost]

Hi,

Thanks for the binary. I may give it a go, though I'd rather not expose private stuff to un-secure communication.

SCP is nice, but for my purpose the backup-server only accepts FTPS. Maybe one of the data-storage / backup sites will start accepting SCP.

Thanks again,
yost

[tn]

By using Delegate(multi-purpose application gateway) , non-SSL clinent can be used as SSL client.

-----------    21 -------------990                           -------------------
I  FTP    I      I                  I                                    I  SSL              I
I client I==I Delegate  I  --internet(SSL)---I FTP             I
I (OSD)I       I  (OSD)     I                                    Iserver          I
------------    -----------------                                    -------------------

delegate-ftp-client.cfg
--------
STLS=fsv
-P21
SERVER=ftp
MOUNT="/* http://ftps://ftpServer.domain.com/*"
REACHABLE=ftpServer.domain.com
#
#MOUNT="/abc/* http://ftps://ftpServer1.domain.com/*"
#REACHABLE=ftpServer1.domain.com
#MOUNT="/xyz/* http://ftps://ftpServer2.domain.com/*"
#REACHABLE=ftpServer2.domain.com
RELIABLE="*"
ADMIN=user@example.com

http://www.delegate.org/delegate/
 (I have uploaded pre-compiled binary for delegated-9.7.7 at http://nkgwcrad.freeshell.org)

[yost]

Thanks for the tip/upload.