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I can't find this program in the PF database (although I could have sworn I saw it there) so I'll mention it here since a few people commented that it was "app of the week". HFS - HTTP File Server is a great tool for sharing files. Once the server is up and running the admin user simply adds files to be shared via drag and drop. Users wishing to download the files go to the specified IP address/domain where HFS is hosted, in their favourite web browser of choice. They will then be presented with a nice web page that lists all of the available files that can be downloaded.

Version 2 of the program (which is currently in development as of 2006/02/09) allows users not only to download, but upload files too! There are lots of other neat features like virtual directories (so that files in multiple folders can appear as if they are in one folder). Check out the website for more information.

I forgot to mention that you can actually download a beta of version 2 with the upload feature. I use it myself and it seems quite stable. Plus the upload function is a handy and welcome addition.

HFS updated to 2.1

Entry updated (and HFS updated on my system), thanks a bundle!

Glad to help...

*Lots* of changes in this incremental update

HFS - Http File Server

Current version: 2.2
Download: http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=dl
Homepage: http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/

TPFC: http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=602 is on V2.2d

V2.2f is available.
Download: http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=dl
Download: http://www.rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=7700.0 (V2.3 beta, build 248)

Changes till V2.2f:
[CHG] double slash in URL ignored (Apache behaviour)
[FIX] fixed unicode support for uploads
[FIX] small file upload bug
[FIX] pendrive support wasn't applied by "edit resource"
[FIX] NT4 incompatibility with automatic updates
[FIX] some problems automatic updates
[FIX] using special characters in username led to hanging connections
[FIX] dynamic dns host was not saved
[FIX] sometimes it was reported "options saved" when they were not
[FIX] couldn't load some files with read only attribute
[FIX] erroneous handling of null chars in the URL
[FIX] "minimum disk space" not working when using HFS on removable drives
[FIX] vfs loading could jam
[FIX] for range "0-0" it was sent the whole file instead of the first byte
[FIX] "Browse it" wasn't working with links
[FIX] MIME types would not work with blank spaces in file masks
[FIX] IE6 refresh problem should be now fixed
[FIX] workaround for IE7 that most times will solve the "underscore_instead_of_spaces" problem
[FIX] several progress indicators were stuck to zero
[FIX] save log had extension .tt instead of .txt
[FIX] big security problem only for Win95/98/ME (not others): directory crossing
[FIX] "open it" was not working if the path had spaces
[FIX] setting same name for 2 accounts was not prevented
[CHG] characters ;|^,{} are no more encoded in URLs

V2.3 beta Build #248 (I saw you posted a beta update for PeaZip, so I went against my better judgment and posted this, because 2.3 has been in beta for 2years!!)

It never failed me once (any 2.3 build).

Yeh V2.3 hasn't failed me plus the updates must be security enhancements surely?

V2.3 Build 262 is available!

Glad to see its still in development but wish the developers would finally offer SSL support. Networks are such that not adding even basic encryption is just bad policy. There's SSH tunneling but that's a big extra step.

"What's new" stuff added.

A related link since HFS hasn't seen a lot of activity lately:

A lightweight application able to create a web-server you can use to transfer and share multimedia content across multiple devices

The screenshots immediately reminded me of HFS

http://kroman_fr.users.sourceforge.net/
http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-S ... orer.shtml

GPL License

Haven't tested for portability.

I retested the program today and noticed that - unless you enter Expert mode and set the Save Options: To File, it writes to the registry. I've updated the entry but if someone could check my work, I'd appreciate it.

webfork wrote:I retested the program today and noticed that - unless you enter Expert mode and set the Save Options: To File, it writes to the registry. I've updated the entry but if someone could check my work, I'd appreciate it.

Confirmed. Your steps are correct. Weird I've been using this for awhile and don't exactly remember if it originally saved settings to ini without extra steps. Must be a new change.