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* send several files or even whole directory trees at once
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* use an Internet clipboard http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/usecases/xx.html
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* use an Internet clipboard http://fex.belwue.de/usecases/xx.html
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Q: How can I upload several files at once?
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Q: I need to send a file bigger than my quota allows. What can I do?
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A: Simply ask $SERVER_ADMIN$ to raise your quota.
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If you want to send a REALLY big file, you also have to tell the recipient's address because his quota also has to be raised.
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Q: Why is the upload status window empty and I cannot see the progress bar?
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A: Most probably you are using a (enforced) web proxy, which cannot handle dynamic HTML pages.
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Q: Can I integrate F*EX in my mail program (thunderbird, outlook, etc)?
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A: Yes, if your mail admin has set up a "fexmail" smtp relay.
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http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/usecases/BIGMAIL.html
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http://fex.belwue.de/usecases/BIGMAIL.html
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Q: Can I use a download manager/accelerator?
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A: Generally, no, because they suck: they are not RFC compliant and produce a LOT of unnecessary server load.
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But there is one exception: axel http://axel.alioth.debian.org/
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Q: When I hit [ESC] in firefox the upload is canceled. Why?
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A: This is a built-in feature of firefox: ESC terminates the current operation.
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Simple solution: do not hit ESC in Firefox.
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Complex solution: ask the Firefox developers to add keyboard configuration.
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Q: Why is there an error "FILE has already been downloaded"?
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A: Either you or someone else have already downloaded this file. Now it is gone.
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Downloads are limited to a specific recipient. One cannot share it.
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Perhaps the sender has fexed it to a mailing list (which is a bad idea!)?
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Q: Can I fex to a mailing list?
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A: Generally: no, because the first download makes the file no more available for others.
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Contact $SERVER_ADMIN$, he can allow multiple downloads for specific addresses.
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Q: Sending as a F*EX user is easy, but how to receive files from others, outside?
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A: Register them as your subusers, create a F*EX group or a one-time upload key with "user config & operation control"
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See also http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/usecases/foreign.html
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See also http://fex.belwue.de/usecases/foreign.html
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Q: Sometimes I can download a file more than once, especially when I repeat it quickly. Is the autodelete feature buggy?
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A: The F*EX server has a grace time of 1 minute after first sucessfully download in which the file is still available. This is necessary because of some stupid "download managers" which request the file several times at once. Otherwise they would report an error to the user.
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With email you also have no acknowledgement of receipt.
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Q: Can I have encrypted emails?
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A: See http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/gpg.html
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Q: I cannot download files with Internet Explorer, it tells me "Cannot open Internet site". What shall I do?
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A: Use Firefox or any other Internet-compatible web browser, that Internet Explorer is not.
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