FTP Upstream

The ftpUpstream script will automatically upload your OPML files as they change to the FTP server of your choice.

To install, download the ftpUpstream script and open it in the OPML Editor. You should be prompted for the location of the script -- just select "OK" and the rest should be automatic.

Caveats

  • The script does NOT delete files on the remote server that you delete on your local machine, so don't think of it as a synchronization script. It is purely one way (hence, "upstream").
  • The script is initially setup to exclude your instantOutliner directory from upstreaming. I did this because I thought users might not want people to subscribe to the wrong instant outline. I think this is stupid, so I'm going to change this when I get around to it.
  • About the "Excluded directories" prompt: note that the contents of the text entry field must be in proper Frontier list format, including the surrounding curly braces, i.e., {"dir1", "dir2", "dir3"}.
  • Note also that ALL files in your "www" directory heirarchy will get upstreamed, not just the OPML files.

Here's a screen capture of my settings (with the private bits blurred, of course):
FTP Upstream Settings