Have just ventured into the new (for me) world of running a website 
from own LAN.
Trial page here (*very* slow uplink )(just a randomish collection of 
pictures at present).

        www.russell.servepics.com

Server is the free and marvellous Apache 2 running on Windows XP home.

Requirement:

1.    I'm looking for recommendations for an FTP server to allow both 
upload and download of web content, also running on Windows. Ideally 
it would be the same price as Apache (ie free) but for-money products 
OK if there's an excellent reason to use them. Ideally would run on 
all flavours of Windows. Would consider using Linux in due course (of 
course) but at present Windows is what's available and easy for me. 
Aims are: works, easy to install and run, no surprises.

I could Google on this (and have) BUT "the eyes and brain of the 
PICList" are liable to be able to identify a far better solution that 
I am liable to by myself. [eg Googling: "ftp server" freeware gives 
8000 hits including eg 
http://www.gold-software.com/ThePersonalFTPServer-review8282.htm].

2.    Also possibly a POP3 email server, although that, as far as I 
understand it, may need special external support and can not be a 
totally free solution.

Getting Apache running was surprisingly painless (only a little blood 
and sweat and no tears)(fighting the router/firewall was the greatest 
hurdle).  If adding FTP access (and possibly email) is as easy I can 
see the possibly of writing it up as an integrated procedure for 
others.



        Russell McMahon

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