Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 23:02:43 +0100 From: Richard =?iso-8859-1?q?K=E4stner?= <richard.kaestner@ycn.com> To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mapping [process|socket|...] to Filesystem Message-ID: <200601042302.43836.richard.kaestner@ycn.com> In-Reply-To: <200601041420.k04EK049049833@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <200601041420.k04EK049049833@lurza.secnetix.de>
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On Wednesday 04 January 2006 15:20, Oliver Fromme wrote: > > Richard Kaestner <richard.kaestner@ycn.com> wrote: > > the external device is a black box, communicates via ???-HTTP server. > > > > The idea is: > > - a (windows)user copies a file to a directory (say: .../commands/xyz), > > - there is a "thing", that maps this file to some activity towards > > external box (similar to: procfs_doprocnote ) > > - as a response, a file appears in another file (.../response/data), > > which can be read from (windows)client ( similar to: > > procfs_doproccmdline) - the whole stuff should work diskless > > - response data can be from a few bytes up to several megabyte > > > > > > - if I can manage, I could export this filesystem via samba _and_ nfs > > ... > > > > - if it all was only about acces to the black box, it could be done via > > HTTP ... unfortunately, I have to deal with windows clients > > It would be much easier to use HTTP instead of (ab)using > file system operations. Just install an Apache web server > on your server machine and write a small CGI. The Windows > clients can simply use a web browser to upload their data > to your CGI. Then your CGI does whatever is necessary to > communicate with your black box, and sends the result back > to the client's web browser. > > Best regards > Oliver Oliver , thank you for the frank words: ...(ab)using...=20 (which is definitely not what I want) =2D-=20 Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen Richard K=E4stner EDV-Beratung Woerthgasse 17 2500 Baden Austria
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