Re: Web-based file sharing/dropbox apps (was RE: Secure file transfers)

[Jason Hardy <jthardy () UTA EDU>]

Cost is really something that you'll have to discuss with the vendor. We
have a large population in the UT System -- which correlates to a large
discount off of academic list price.

On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 10:37 -0700, Fowler, Steve wrote:
> Nifty looking tool.  What can you tell me about the costs of the
> software?
>
> Steve Fowler
> Systems Manager
> Technology Support Services
> Oregon State University
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Hardy [mailto:jthardy () UTA EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 6:54 AM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Web-based file sharing/dropbox apps (was RE:
> [SECURITY] Secure file transfers)
>
> This isn't a shared source app, but it is based on open standards:
>
> The University of Texas at Arlington uses Xythos (www.xythos.com) Web
> File Server for collaboration and document sharing --
> https://mavspace.uta.edu/.
>
> We've found Xythos to be ideal for replacing email attachments. You can
> license an additional plugin, called Xythos Drive, that can be
> configured to automatically upload attachments from Outlook to the
> Xythos server, replacing the email attachment with a link to the
> original document on the Web File Server.
>
> On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 13:43 -0500, Dugan, Darin D [EIT] wrote:
> > Who has a web-based file sharing / dropbox /
> > web-upload-instead-of-email-attachment solution they'd like to tell me
> > about?
> >
> > My department is looking to enhance or replace ours, and it seems a
> > common task. I see no benefit to using a commercial provider, but
> could
> > see the benefits of shared source with our fellow edu's. As always, I
> > can summarize to the list if there are sufficient responses/interest.
> >
> > Cheers.
> > --
> > Darin Dugan, System Admin
> > Iowa State University Extension
> > www.extension.iastate.edu
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