I am trying to create a ftp server in c#. This server should listen to any ftp requests, and if a file is sent from a remote location, then the server should write it to a specific folder. I am using VS2008. Do I need a tcp listener? FtpWebRequest? FtpWebResponse?
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Don't know if writing your own FTP server is the way to go here.
Wouldn't it be easier to install a pre-rolled FTP server, and have a job that polls your FTP upload directory? This job will identify incoming files and then places them where you need based on a set of predefined rules.
Paul Alan Taylor
2009-12-17 14:15:58
Thanks.Yes, this is the easier solution, but I'd prefere to have my own ftp listener. I need to log all the traffic, so using other third-party app's log would be unprofessional.
phm
2009-12-17 14:19:18
Oh yeah, it is unprofessional to use existing apps, cause no ftp server out there implements some logging mechanism. It's much easier to write a complete new ftp server then a program that transform the logfile of a good running ftp server into the format i like to.
Oliver
2009-12-17 14:26:22
Oliver, I asked about .net technologies that could help me in building that ftp server. I don't want to parse log files and make my own logs. lol
phm
2009-12-17 14:34:20
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Can't you extend IIS ftp service? For example: http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/673/how-to-use-managed-code-c-to-create-an-ftp-authentication-provider-with-dynamic-ip-restrictions/
Or as you asked: http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/579/advanced-logging-for-iis-70---custom-logging/
jmservera
2009-12-17 14:22:06
No, I don't have access to IIS. It is disabled by customer. Thanks for the idea anyway.
phm
2009-12-17 14:25:27