Hi,
I'm trying to install the hypernews forums (if anyone is familiar with them...). This is my first try using perl. My problem, and it just seems so simple! is in the uploading. I am using CuteFTP, port 21, ASCII, I know I have the ability to do this (host-wise)..... but when I upload the folder ".scripts", that contains alllllll of the files, no less- it doesn't show up on the server!

I mean it physically does not show up as a folder, BUT- when I type in ' .scripts ' into the file path- the entire folder's contents shows up, on the server side. Which would be all fine and dandy, but when I try to access the setup form (setup-form.pl / setup-form.cgi) through the browser, I get a 404 Page not found error.

Any ideas how I can get this to work? I am bouncing back and forth between 500 and 404 errors, any way I try this.

Thanks in advance

I may have found what's wrong, though I am clueless at this point to what this means (mostly the bolded parts)-

"All the scripts are stored in the "HyperNews###/.scripts" subdirectory, which may be invisible to you (use ls -a to see it). Make sure your tar extraction created a symbolic link from HyperNews/.scripts/.scripts to HyperNews/.scripts. Use ls -F to see symbolic link files with appended '@'. "

Help?

Your FTP client should let you view hidden files and folders. You can turn it on in the options.

NIX style OS use the .file .dir syntax to hide files and folders.

ls -a displays all files and folders (hidden or not)
When you extract the archive its asking you to check that it copied the sybolic link.

A symbolic link is a shortcut to a file (in basic terms)

cd to HyperNews
ls -aF
if @.scripts is visible your OK.

otherwise type this
(make sure your in the new HyperNews/ folder.
ln -s HyperNews/.scripts/.scripts .

Hope that helps

Ibbo

Hi Ibbo, & everyone,
I was able to get my hidden files showing in my ftp program. What I was trying to do is access the setup file from my browser, and am getting 403 erros when I try to do so. As I was looking for information (I don't like just posting, and not trying to find my own answers first!)... I ran accrossthis page, and realized that I was not using telnet or something of the sort- the only thing I have been using is my ftp program (CuteFTP).

So-
I installedWinSCP today.. (this is the first time I've attempted secure shell, needless to say) ...
NOW I am unable to connect to the server. The hostname I am using is mydomain.com, and port 21. I'm using the same username and password I use with my ftp program.
Is the above stated the correct information, or should I be using something else? If I am, what should I be using?

Also, I was reading in an article that using CuteFTP was an insecure way to transfer files, but when I was looking in the options for CuteFTP, there were options for:
-- FTP with TLS/SSL (Port 990 Imlicit)
-- FTP with SSL (AUTH SSL Explicit)
-- FTP with TLS/SSL (AUTH TLS Explicit)

Are any of these options a secure option?
Could it be possible the article I read was a bit dated?
Or am I completely turned around at this point and am thinking of a completely different thing? LOL

Thanks for any input, I really appreciated.
I'm getting rather disgruntled at this point