DropSite Courier is simple to use. Fill in the fields and save the settings. When it's saved you can use it.
When you open DSC Config you'll get the main window that you'll use to get up a DropSite. You can also open and change an existing DropSite by using Open from the File Menu or by dragging it on the CourierConfig icon.
Username: This is the login name or ID that you would normally use to access the server.
Password: DropSite will remember the password you type in and use it to log in to the server.
The user name and password are used to log into the ftp server
Hostname: This is the name of the server; i.e. ftp.frodis.com
Path: The path is where on the server you want to deliver the files to. DropSite expects a UNIX-style path like /users/bobo/projectfiles. The Path Finder can help you select the path you want.
Note the direction of the slashes. If you know the path you can type it right in, otherwise you may want to use the Path Finder feature to help you set the correct path.
Timeout Period: You probably won't need to bother with this setting. If you are trying to deliver files to a slow server you may need to make the timeout period longer. This setting is the maximum number of seconds that DropSite will wait for the server to respond to a command. If the server does not respond DropSite will give up. This number is a safety valve for servers that may not be responding properly.
Make Files into Archive: Check this box to turn on file archiving. Archived files are made into a "zip" archive. The adjacent popup menu will allow you to choose a naming scheme. To include Mac OS file resources you need to use MacBinary/Zip archiving.
DropSite Courier has an option to E-mail a list of the files that it delivers. We call this list a File Manifest.
Send E-Mail when files are delivered: When this box is checked DropSite will send an E-mail message to the address in the To: field
To: This is who the file manifest will be e-mailed to.
From: This is who the mail is from.
Subject: Mail messages should have a subject
Servername: This is the name of the SMTP or mail server that DropSite must send mail through.
POP User / POP Password: Some mail servers demand authentication before they will accept outgoing mail. When a POP User and Password is supplied DSC will try to authenticate to the pop sever before sending the file manifest.
Message: A message delivered with the manifest.
The check boxes next to the settings on the left side of the window allow you to decide which options a user may change. If not checks are set then they will not be able to set any options. We suggest that you allow users to change the E-mail From and Servername fields if you are going to have the file manifest sent since you cannot guarantee these settings when you set up a DropSite.
You can customize DropSite Courier's about box and add a URL to the help menu of your DropSites. You can use it to link to a page of help for your end users. You might offer phone numbers or e-mail address that they can use for support. The advantage of using online help is that you can change the pages as needed. If your phone number changes you can change it on the web page so it will always be up to date.
Aboutbox Picture: Click on this first then paste your aboutbox picture in.
Finder Icon: Click on this first then paste your icon in.
Help URL: You can lead your users to specific help by filling in this field. Your help web pages can have whatever you like.
When turned on DropSite will use an alternate control port. If you don't know what this means you probably don't want to use it. Ask your network administrator about the firewall.
Click on the Check Settings button to check your settings. DSC Config will do it's best to check what you have set up. If you do not have some options set the test lights will be gray. Successful tests will turn the light to green.
Failed tests will turn the light to red. An amber light indicates that the test could not be completed because of some dependency. A bad password will, for instance, make it impossible to test the directory path.
A blue light indicates testing in progress.
In the above example the user has been allowed to change the Archiving, From and Servername settings. The files will be "stuff"ed into an archive named for the first file of a group of files -- or the name of the only file. A file manifest will be sent to processing@frodis.com and the Help URL has been set to http://www.mattgraphics.com/dschelp.html
If you have a trial copy of DropSite Courier you can purchase a license to unlock the full functionality. A licensed copy of DropSite Courier will allow you to make as many DropSites as you wish which will not be limited to a number of trial uses. Contact sales@frodis.com or visit our website for more information about purchasing a license for DropSite Courier.
Once you have a license key you can register it by choosing Register DropSite Courier... from the Edit Menu to enter the registration code. After you register, new DropSites you create will no longer be limited to a number of trial uses. DropSites made previous to registration will still be limited to a number of trial uses. You must re-save trial version DropSites to remove the trial use limit.
If you want to use the file manifest it is recommended that you allow the user to change the E-mail server name. Since many internet service providers restrict the use of their mail servers you may not be able to check the mail server. Even when the pre-flight check shows that it passed the test you can't be sure that the server will accept the to and from fields when the end user uses it. Getting a red light for the mail server may reflect that the to or from fields were rejected because of the mail server's restrictions. For this reason we added POP authentication to DSC2. Your users can send mail through your mail server by using a valid mail ID and password if it supports POP authentication.
Watch out for files that have slashes in their names. While the MacOS supports these characters, many servers do not. Users may get "Directory not found" errors when sending files because the server thinks they are trying to put a file into a subdirectory.
DSC2 requires CarbonLib 1.4. Users with MacOS 8.6 and up can just drop a copy in their Extensions folders and restart.
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