Chameleon Submitter

i'm trying to use Requester ftp options, domain tab, i imported them from CS

here's the setup on the ftp: i don't have access to the root, i basically land in ftpserver.com/promo (that is my root when i log in)

i can see everything under promo, not above it, not the root of the server.

So the recips are in /promo/recips
webair said they might be able to have recips at same level as /promo but i'd need to use a different login for it.

Submitter can "hide" that /promo folder (its not perfect for recips but it works) so i can work with it.

But requester complains about it not found when logging in and logs me out of the server right away with error:

220-system consents to these terms.
220-
220
USER <hidden>
331 User <hidden> okay, need password.
PASS <hidden>
230-You are user #2 of 50 simultaneous users allowed.
230-
230 Restricted user logged in.
TYPE I
200 Type okay.
CWD /promo/tgp/jeans/
550 No such directory.
QUIT
221 Goodbye.

i think requester assumes i have access to the root on the ftp when i log in. but the ftp admin has it set up so i can't have access to the root, only what's in /promo.

any ideas ?

You might try to use /promo in the initial server directory but I am not sure if this would help. If needed, you can also use any other FTP tool to upload your galleries/recips - in that case fill out URL of Recips / Local Folder in the Domain options and in the Duplicate step uncheck Upload Galleries and Recips / check Create duplicates on local drive.

>You might try to use /promo in the initial server directory
it only makes the recips url /promo/promo/recips/

>any other FTP tool to upload your galleries/recips

i used fillezilla, but its not exactly easy to know which files to upload and where, the galleries are mixed in with submitter's galleries in the same folder.


but one thing i thought of is asking webair to make another folder as my root somewhere than the real root of the ftp
and assign it as my home/root, then make an alias or shortcut to /promo

that way the programs will see promo as a subfolder rather than my home.

i figure it is possible in filezilla server, i just hope its possible for webair too.

update: i asked the owner of the servers to contact their host and ask for a simlink, symbolic link to the "promo" folder.

basically all you have to do is assign another "home" or "root" to the login ,
then make a simlink in the new root and that will let the programs work as they should.

now the work flow is much better too.

hope this helps,
Smitty

Thanks for the info!