https://github.com/smurf-iv/amalgam

Amalgam:- Synonyms: alloy, amalgamation, blend, combination, combo, fusion
https://github.com/smurf-iv/amalgam

csharp file-system ftp ftp-client

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Amalgam:- Synonyms: alloy, amalgamation, blend, combination, combo, fusion

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/smurf-iv/amalgam
• Owner: Smurf-IV
• License: gpl-2.0
• Archived: true
• Created: 2017-08-16T16:06:57.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-08-16T16:50:04.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-28T18:38:22.947Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: csharp, file-system, ftp, ftp-client
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 13.3 MB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: license.md

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# Amalgam

Synonyms: alloy, amalgamation, blend, combination, combo, fusion

This will make an FTP target appear as a source drive within the windows OS (i.e. in Explorer or a DOS box). It will allow Media playback, file updates, backup programs etc. to function as if they are talking to networked shared drive.

OS Requirements:

This uses the .Net4 x32 Full profile, so please install that.

You will also need to install Dokan for the OS you are using.

FAQs

Q Aren't there other (free) offerings that do this?

A Yes there are, but I was not able to find one that worked reliably and at the full potential of both read and write speeds in Win 7 and above.

Q Why do this?

A I wanted a drive that took an FTP target and placed it into windows as a drive in explorer (and dos); so that Media players could extract data and play large 1080p files without jitter.

Q Why C#?

A This is so that any memory that is being used is tidied up cleanly by the OS, and to make any interface pretty via the use of WCF (later on :-))

Q Hasn't Dokan got a few issues?

A Yes, but these are mainly to do with security access, and mapped file access.

A2 By (currently) setting the Dokan driver to be a network drive, this allows a lot of the problem applications to work (e.g. notepad is the quickest to show these problems)

Q What about WebDav?

A I suppose that this could be extended to perform such functions, but currently is beyond the scope of this first phase.

Q What about SFTP / FTPS ?

A The StarkSoftFTP library does have this functionality, and it could be used later on - any volunteers to take that part on ?