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• 12-27-2007, 7:17 PM

  e1ny Joined on 12-10-2007, 9:50 PM Posts 188

  alternatives to FTP? Reply Contact Just thought I bring this up to the top...given the poor performance of FTP in Visual Web Developer, I've been happily using FPSE on IIS 5 and 6. It appears that it's not recommended or supported to install FPSE on IIS7...or am I wrong about that? If FPSE is not recommended/supported, are there any other options for publishing content to IIS7 besides FTP that are still supported/recommended?

• 12-28-2007, 12:54 AM

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  steve schofield Joined on 06-10-2002, 4:54 PM MI Posts 3,879

  Re: alternatives to FTP? Reply Contact WebDAV module was released.  http://blogs.iis.net/robert_mcmurray/archive/2007/12/22/webdav-module-for-windows-server-2008-golive-beta-is-released.aspx  This might be an alternative. Too bad you are experiencing FTP with VWD, you might want to investigate this with VWD http://forums.asp.net/default.aspx?GroupID=35  Regarding FTP errors, what are you seeing? I would not recommend FPSE if you can help it. Steve Schofield Windows Server MVP - IIS http://weblogs.asp.net/steveschofield http://www.IISLogs.com Log archival solution Install, Configure, Forget

• 12-28-2007, 8:24 AM

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  e1ny Joined on 12-10-2007, 9:50 PM Posts 188

  Re: alternatives to FTP? Reply Contact  Thanks for that info. The problems I'm experiencing with FTP in VWD are well known, and the only suggestion I've received over at asp.net was to use an FTP client to upload VWD projects to a server, instead of the built-in FTP. But since I often work directly on remote servers in VWD this is not a good solution for me. I've never used webdav to manage content...if I enabled it on the server, would I still be able to use VWD, the same way I'd use it with FPSE? In other words, open a website via HTTP? If so I will certainly give it a try!

• 12-29-2007, 12:29 AM

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  steve schofield Joined on 06-10-2002, 4:54 PM MI Posts 3,879

  Re: alternatives to FTP? Reply Contact I have been testing the WebDAV module that was posted on www.iis.net.  The way you would access the content is using Windows Explorer (network connections).  It appears as a mapped drive and you would treat it like another 'local' drive per se.   It's pretty easy to implement and powerful.  I'm running into an issue trying to use the net use * http://IPAddress command, but I used 'Add Network Place' feature in XP and 'something' in Vista that allowed me to map it.   I wold recommend you look at using WebDAV on windows server 2008. My first impression is it's worth looking at vs. using FTP or FTP / ssl with a 3rd party client. Steve Schofield Windows Server MVP - IIS http://weblogs.asp.net/steveschofield http://www.IISLogs.com Log archival solution Install, Configure, Forget

• 01-03-2008, 9:27 AM

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  e1ny Joined on 12-10-2007, 9:50 PM Posts 188

  Microsoft gives in and update FPSE Reply Contact Looks like all my belly-aching got M$oft to release FPSE: Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions for IIS 7.0 - RC0 As most people who have installed IIS 7 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (Code Name "Longhorn") have realized, there are no options to install the FrontPage Server Extensions. The only possibly way to edit your Web site that is hosted on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 computer is to edit the Web site locally using the file system, or to use FTP to upload your files to a remote Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 computer. Microsoft realizes that the FrontPage Server Extensions are essential to many Web hosting companies and developers, so the Internet Information Services product team and Ready to Run Software have released a new version of the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions (FPSE 2002) for Windows Server 2008. FPSE 2002 enables web hosters and developers to author their web content on servers or workstations that are running IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8039843

• 01-04-2008, 10:01 PM

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  steve schofield Joined on 06-10-2002, 4:54 PM MI Posts 3,879

  Re: Microsoft gives in and update FPSE Reply Contact From a publishing / admin perspective, using FTP over SSL is the easiest to support and secure IMO.  FPSE, well is a long story.  They work, but can be tricky to admin especially in a shared server. Steve Schofield Windows Server MVP - IIS http://weblogs.asp.net/steveschofield http://www.IISLogs.com Log archival solution Install, Configure, Forget