"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Sun Dec 22 15:27:35 EST 2002

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Cliff Wells wrote:
> Anyway, the simplest solution to what you are trying to do is this: 
> have the clients ftp the files to a directory on the server and have a
> cgi pick them up.  Even Windows comes with an ftp client.  If they truly
> don't have one, put a link to somewhere they can download one (or write
> one in python).
> 
> The bottom line is the user will have to send the file to you, you can't
> go out and get it.

I think the simplest solution is to use a file upload http form (i.e. an 
input element with a type=FILE attribute). Works with every browser.

Regards,
Martin

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