Rumpus 6.1fc1

Rumpus 6.1fc1 gives a powerful tool for users from within your office or across the Internet to send, receive, and manage files on a central Mac, Rumpus FTP is what you are looking for. Whether you need to accept graphics files from remote locations, manage content on a Web server, or coordinate a work group with a single file server that everyone can access, Rumpus is the answer. Rumpus FTP can handle virtually any Internet file transfer task by working with standard FTP and Web clients on any platform, and do it with remarkable ease.

The Primary Advantages Of Rumpus Over OS X FTP

1. Web File Management
   • The most popular FTP clients are Web browsers. They are also, almost universally, the worst FTP clients. Web browser FTP problems range from simply displaying information poorly to flat-out not supporting basic features like file upload. Rumpus offers a unique solution to this problem through the Web File Manager, which puts an attractive HTML interface on your FTP server. In reality, Rumpus includes a built-in Web server that delivers most of the same features of FTP using a simple, customizable HTTP interface. You just won't find the Web File Manager, or anything like it, in OS X's FTP server (or any other FTP server, for that matter).
2. Support
   • When you have a problem with your server(s), how important is it that you get answers? Maxum offers free, unlimited technical support. Send an e-mail to Maxum about Rumpus, and you will get a solid answer from a qualified person, usually in a matter of hours (or less).
3. Secure And Simple User Administration
   • With Rumpus, you create and maintain user accounts in a single, easy to use window, and those users gain access to the server only through Rumpus. So not only is Rumpus user management a snap, but you can rest assured that users won't gain access to unexpected services running on your Mac.
4. Advanced Features
   • The FTP implementation in OS X is solid, but basic. Rumpus, on the other hand, is every bit as stable and reliable, but offers advanced features you just won't find in OS X. Here are a few (but there are many more).
   • Upload Notices - Get an e-mail when selected users send you a file.
   • RumpusStat Monitoring Widget - Check the status of your server, and recent file activity, from your own desktop Mac dashboard.
   • Real-time Activity Reporting - See who is logged on, and what they are doing, at a glance.
   • Logging - Rumpus maintains 4 distinct log files to let you see who is using your server, and how. And logs can be rolled automatically.
   • More Security - Rumpus offers still more security features, like automatic hacker detection and blocking, alias recognition and disabling, and more.
   • Web-Based User Administration - You can create users from anywhere on the 'net via a Web browser, and your users can rotate their own passwords with a simple Web interface.
   • Support For Private LANs - Rumpus not only works great inside of private networks with "port forwarding" routers, but include simple instructions on how to configure Rumpus and your network.
   • Full User Documentation - Look at the User's Guide and Help articles that come with Rumpus, then look at the documentation you get with OS X FTP...
5. MacBinary Support
   • Put simply, Rumpus fully supports the MacBinary protocol and OS X FTP does not. This means that Mac files transferred to your FTP server will remain Mac files if you use Rumpus (and FTP clients like Fetch, Interarchy, Transmit, etc.), but not if you use OS X FTP. Files transferred without MacBinary lose their Finder information and resource forks, an inconvenience at best, and resulting in corrupt files at worst.

Major Benefits:

1. Improve Your Customer Service
   • When people need to send you a big file, or you need to share one with a client, it should be fast, professional and easy. Rumpus does away with the hassles of e-mail attachments and snail-mailing CDs, making it easier for your customers to do business with you.
2. Streamline Your Workflow
   • When a file comes in, Rumpus can notify the right people in your company, depending on who sent it. Notification is instantaneous, and since the file is sent directly to your network, it's right there, ready for you to work with.
3. Save Your Money
   • With Rumpus, there are no recurring ISP fees outside of your standard Internet connection cost. And since files are transferred directly between your customers and you, even your Internet bandwidth is used as efficiently as possible.
4. Brand Your Business
   • Because the Rumpus interface is fully customizable, it can easily be integrated into your existing Web site. And your clients can bookmark your file transfer service, putting you just a click away.
5. Look Like A Pro
   • Ever been asked for your FTP address? People that deal with large file transfers on a regular basis are used to dealing with FTP. Rumpus is a standards-compliant, full-featured FTP server, so when someone asks if they can "FTP you a file", just give them the address of your server.

Major Features:

1. Performance
   • Rumpus is not only lightning quick, but it's efficient, too. This means that FTP and Web users will be able to transfer and manage files as fast as the network allows, while leaving plenty of CPU time for other applications running on your server or desktop Mac.
2. Ease Of Use And Maintenance
   • Rumpus is, quite simply, the easiest FTP server on the planet to set up and administer. From the setup assistant that fully prepares the server to accept users to the logically designed server management windows, Rumpus makes running an FTP server easy.
3. Web File Manager
   • In addition to offering an incredibly high-performance FTP server with unmatched ease of use, Rumpus also includes the Web File Manager. The Web File Manager makes it easy to provide FTP-like capabilities to anyone with a Web browser. For details, see our WFM Overview, including screen shots that show just how easy you can make Internet file transfers for your users.
4. Simple User Management
   • FTP users are managed directly in Rumpus, not in the system, keeping your FTP users distinct from other server resources. Not only does Rumpus make managing users easy, but it gives you advanced controls like individual drop folders, access restrictions, usage limits, account history, and more. The single-window user management interface in Rumpus is also supplemented by Web-based administration, allowing you to define and manage user accounts from anywhere on the Internet.
5. A Real Mac Application
   • Rumpus runs native on any Mac OS or Mac OS X computer. There's no Java required and the memory footprint and CPU usage is tiny. You will also appreciate the comprehensive help pages and articles, that cover not only how to use Rumpus, but networking issues and the general FTP information you need when you have questions.
6. Professional Technical Support
   • Maxum has been selling Internet server software for Macs longer than anybody (including Apple!). When you have a question, we're here to help. We believe that you have a right to get the most out of the software you buy, always. So, we offer unlimited, free technical support.

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