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diff --git a/doc/userguide/file-sharing.docbook b/doc/userguide/file-sharing.docbook deleted file mode 100644 index 1ab5c4f61..000000000 --- a/doc/userguide/file-sharing.docbook +++ /dev/null @@ -1,91 +0,0 @@ -<sect1 id="file-sharing"> - -<sect1info> -<authorgroup> -<author> -&Lauri.Watts; -</author> -</authorgroup> -</sect1info> - - -<title>File Sharing</title> -<sect2 id="file-sharing-kpf"> -<title>How to share files with &kpf;</title> - -<indexterm><primary>File sharing</primary></indexterm> -<indexterm><primary>Shared Folders</primary></indexterm> - -<para>&kpf; provides simple file sharing using &HTTP; (the Hyper Text -Transfer Protocol,) which is the same protocol used by web sites to provide -data to your web browser. &kpf; is strictly a public fileserver, which means -that there are no access restrictions to shared files: whatever you select -for sharing is available to anyone.</para> - -<para>&kpf; is designed to be used for sharing files with friends, not to -act like a fully-fledged web server such as -<application>Apache</application>. &kpf; was primarily conceived as an easy -way to share files with others while chatting on <acronym>IRC</acronym> -(Internet Relay Chat, or <quote>chat rooms</quote>.)</para> - -<para>&kpf; runs as an applet inside &kicker;. This means that it takes up -little space on your screen and its status is always visible. To start the -&kpf; applet, <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on &kicker; and choose -<guimenu>Add Applet to Panel...</guimenu> to open the <guilabel>Add -Applet</guilabel> dialog. Select <guilabel>Public File Server</guilabel> and -click the <guibutton>Add to Panel</guibutton> button.</para> - -<para>&kpf; employs the concept of shared folders. You may choose one or -more folders to make public, and all files in that folder (and any -subfolders) will be shared.</para> - -<note><para>Please be extremely careful about which folders you share. Remember -that all files in the folder and its subfolders, including -<quote>hidden</quote> files (<quote>dotfiles</quote> to the techies) will be -made available to the world, so be careful not to share sensitive -information, such as passwords, cryptographic keys, your addressbook, -documents private to your organization, &etc;.</para></note> - -<para>Once &kpf; is running, you will see a square applet with a thin sunken -bevel and an icon depicting an <guiicon>hot air balloon</guiicon>. The -balloon is visible when no folders are being shared.</para> - -<para>To share a folder, <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on the -balloon icon and a pop-up menu will appear, containing only one item, -<guimenuitem>New Server...</guimenuitem>. Selecting this entry will cause a -<quote>wizard</quote> to appear, which will ask you a few simple -questions. Completing the questions will set up a folder for sharing.</para> - -<para>There is an alternative to using the applet directly when you want to -share a folder. &kpf; is integrated with &konqueror;.</para> - -<para>With &konqueror; open and displaying a folder, -<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on the background and bring up the -<quote>Properties</quote> dialog. On install, &kpf; added a -<guilabel>Sharing</guilabel> tab to this dialog. You will be offered the -option of starting &kpf; if it is not running. Choosing -<guibutton>Ok</guibutton> will send a signal to the &kpf; applet, asking it -to add a new share.</para> - -<para>For more detailed information, such as how to share different -directories to different people, see the <ulink -url="help:/kpf">&kpf;</ulink> handbook.</para> - -</sect2> - -<!-- <sect2 id="file-sharing-other-strategies"> -<title>Other strategies</title> - -Samba, local cgi? nfs devices ---> - -<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> -<!-- <itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> -<listitem><para>to be written</para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist> - - -</sect2>--> -</sect1> |