Q: If you create a directory alias in the FTP-Properties it will be done, but the links are invisible. I need a way to show these links. How do I do this?
A: You should create a directory with the same name as the ALIAS. For example, you have an alias named /ARCHIVE which refers to \\SOME_SERVER\SHARE_NAME\PATH. In this case you need to create an /ARCHIVE dir in your home ftp-directory. This directory will be visible to ftp users and when the user CD's to ARCHIVE or /ARCHIVE the ftp-server will interpret it as
CD \\SOME_SERVER\SHARE_NAME\PATH. Unfortunately, it doesn't work with Netware volumes, even connected through the Netware gateway for NT.
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