app to send and receive file over a network?

Is there an application (or application package) that enables the users to
send and receive files over a network connection? To be more precise, an
app which, to send the file, the user only needs to feed the file name and
the destination's IP address and to receive the file the user simply needs
to run the app and wait that the file is sent.


Thanks in advance
Rui Maciel

Rui Maciel wrote:
> Is there an application (or application package) that enables the users to
> send and receive files over a network connection? To be more precise, an
> app which, to send the file, the user only needs to feed the file name and
> the destination's IP address and to receive the file the user simply needs
> to run the app and wait that the file is sent.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
> Rui Maciel
>
>
scp is the usual program used, but you need to have sshd running on the
destination machine for it to work.

In fact, any file transfer requires that the destination can run the
appropriate server program, e.g. if you use ftp, then the server must
run ftpd.

Robert

Rui Maciel wrote:
> Is there an application (or application package) that enables the users to
> send and receive files over a network connection? To be more precise, an
> app which, to send the file, the user only needs to feed the file name and
> the destination's IP address and to receive the file the user simply needs
> to run the app and wait that the file is sent.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
> Rui Maciel
>
>

There are many options, here are a couple. Some much less secure then
other and not appropriate to be freely available on the internet...

1) scp and setup ssh keys so a password is not required

2) rsync can we setup with public write, you can require passwords

3) ncftpput (ncftpd.org?) to automate ftp with passwords in the command
line or config file.

4) lftp - another automatable ftp program.


Alexander Spitzer
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Robert Harris wrote:

> scp is the usual program used, but you need to have sshd running on the
> destination machine for it to work.
>
> In fact, any file transfer requires that the destination can run the
> appropriate server program, e.g. if you use ftp, then the server must
> run ftpd.

That crossed my mind but, due to the daemons and all the setup needed, it is
a bit too much to handle.

What I was searching for was some sort of minimalistic, contained
application (or applications package) that enabled the users to transfer a
given file without any fuss whatsoever. You know, some sort of wget-type
app which, instead of connecting to some FTP or HTTP server, connects to a
minimalist server ran for the only purpose of sending a single file.

Does something like that exist?


Rui Maciel

Rui Maciel <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> What I was searching for was some sort of minimalistic, contained
> application (or applications package) that enabled the users to transfer a
> given file without any fuss whatsoever. You know, some sort of wget-type
> app which, instead of connecting to some FTP or HTTP server, connects to a
> minimalist server ran for the only purpose of sending a single file.

What about kermit? This enables you to send files over a telnet session.

Mark.

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In article <4706d662$0$3486$(E-Mail Removed)>,
Rui Maciel <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Robert Harris wrote:
>
> > scp is the usual program used, but you need to have sshd running on the
> > destination machine for it to work.
> >
> > In fact, any file transfer requires that the destination can run the
> > appropriate server program, e.g. if you use ftp, then the server must
> > run ftpd.
>
> That crossed my mind but, due to the daemons and all the setup needed, it is
> a bit too much to handle.
>
> What I was searching for was some sort of minimalistic, contained
> application (or applications package) that enabled the users to transfer a
> given file without any fuss whatsoever. You know, some sort of wget-type
> app which, instead of connecting to some FTP or HTTP server, connects to a
> minimalist server ran for the only purpose of sending a single file.
>
> Does something like that exist?

tftp?

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On Oct 5, 12:58 pm, Rui Maciel <rui.mac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there an application (or application package) that enables the users to
> send and receive files over a network connection? To be more precise, an
> app which, to send the file, the user only needs to feed the file name and
> the destination's IP address and to receive the file the user simply needs
> to run the app and wait that the file is sent.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Rui Maciel

You can script most of this using "nc" => netcat in linux..

hth,
Kalyan

Rui Maciel wrote:
> Robert Harris wrote:
>
>> scp is the usual program used, but you need to have sshd running on the
>> destination machine for it to work.
>>
>> In fact, any file transfer requires that the destination can run the
>> appropriate server program, e.g. if you use ftp, then the server must
>> run ftpd.
>
> That crossed my mind but, due to the daemons and all the setup needed, it is
> a bit too much to handle.
>
> What I was searching for was some sort of minimalistic, contained
> application (or applications package) that enabled the users to transfer a
> given file without any fuss whatsoever. You know, some sort of wget-type
> app which, instead of connecting to some FTP or HTTP server, connects to a
> minimalist server ran for the only purpose of sending a single file.
>
> Does something like that exist?
>
>
> Rui Maciel

netcat might suit your purpose:

http://www.oreilly.com/pub/h/1058

It's about as minimalistic as it gets, but you have to start the
transfer commands at each end.

On 2007-10-05, Rui Maciel <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Is there an application (or application package) that enables the users to
> send and receive files over a network connection? To be more precise, an
> app which, to send the file, the user only needs to feed the file name and
> the destination's IP address and to receive the file the user simply needs
> to run the app and wait that the file is sent.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
> Rui Maciel
>
You could send email attachments. If you really want to send files to
user@1.2.3.4, the destination machine must have an smtp server, but
otherwise the recipient can use fetchmail.

Rui Maciel wrote:
> Robert Harris wrote:
>
>> scp is the usual program used, but you need to have sshd running on the
>> destination machine for it to work.
>>
>> In fact, any file transfer requires that the destination can run the
>> appropriate server program, e.g. if you use ftp, then the server must
>> run ftpd.
>
> That crossed my mind but, due to the daemons and all the setup needed, it is
> a bit too much to handle.
>
> What I was searching for was some sort of minimalistic, contained
> application (or applications package) that enabled the users to transfer a
> given file without any fuss whatsoever. You know, some sort of wget-type
> app which, instead of connecting to some FTP or HTTP server, connects to a
> minimalist server ran for the only purpose of sending a single file.
>
> Does something like that exist?

You mean something small and light, not run as root, so the admin of the
server doesn't need to know it's running? And multiple clients, who
have been installed by the smallest, most undetectable payload possible,
can update themselves by downloading a more complete installation
package from the small, light, undetected server? Perhaps the next step
is the client and the server can be symmetric and bundled together, for
easy, automatic, cascaded distribution? All of it should use accepted
tools that already exist, so that, you know, nothing would seem out of
the ordinary. Is that what you mean?