If you don't mind, I'll keep this thread for the blueprints about how to use Linux command-line scripts to set up FTP sharing.
This is what I've got for now.
This pattern goes in a file called .netrc, with permissions set with chmod go-rwx, at home/username
machine anyserver.anynet.net
login username
password blahblah
These two Linux scripts, put in the sharing folder, retrieve and upload dbo files from and to the FTP server. This would work with the organisms cached by offline teleporters. I still don't know how to limit the amount of files uploaded and downloaded, besides setting a small size limit for the FTP account.
dbupload
#! /bin/sh
sudo ftp <<**
open anyserver.anynet.net
cd darwinbots
bin
mput *.dbo
bye
**
rm ./*.dbo
dbdownload
#! /bin/sh
sudo ftp <<**
open anyserver.anynet.net
cd darwinbots
bin
mget *.dbo
mdelete *.dbo
bye
**
Both them need to be made executable with chmod ugo+x. This would already work as "manual ftp sharing", if I didn't miss anything I should know about the ftp command.
Now, I would need to figure how to loop them.
