HTTP File Server

HTTP File Server

Infobox Software
name = HTTP File Server (HFS)

developer = Massimo Melina (aka rejetto)
latest_release_version = 2.2d
latest_release_date = March 2008
operating_system = Windows 2000/XP
Known to be working on Windows 98/ME/Vista and on Linux with WINE
genre = File server / Web server
license = GNU GPL
website = http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/

HTTP File Server, otherwise known as HFS, is a free web server specifically designed for publishing and sharing files.The complete feature set differs from other web servers; it lacks some common features, like CGI, but includes, for example, counting file downloads. It is even advised against using it as an ordinary web server. [ [http://www.rejetto.com/wiki/index.php?title=HFS:_Introduction#What_is_it.3F What is it?] , an article from the official documentation.]

Features

HFS is a small HTTP file server, aimed at mostly sharing files for download.
The official documentation describes HFS as:

HFS (Http File Server) is file sharing software which allows you to send and receive files. You can limit this sharing to just a few friends, or be open to the whole world.

HFS is different from classic file sharing because there is no network. HFS is a web server which uses web technology to be more compatible with today's Internet.

Since it is actually a web server, your friends can download files as if they were downloading from a website using a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. Your users don't have to install any new software.

HFS lets you share your files. Most web servers are used to publish a website, but HFS is not designed to do that. You are, however, free to use it in any way you wish, - but at your own risk.

History

Development started in August 2002, and reached version 1.0 in September of the same year.

External links

* [http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/ HFS Website]
* [http://www.rejetto.com/wiki/index.php?title=HFS:_Similar_software HFS: Similar software]
* [http://www.rejetto.com/wiki/index.php?title=HFS:_Introduction HFS Introduction]

See also

*Web server

Footnotes


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