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| 2 | Sharing a File with Tahoe-LAFS |
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| 4 | |
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| 5 | ------------ |
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| 6 | Introduction |
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| 7 | ------------ |
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| 9 | This HOWTO covers sharing a file using Tahoe-LAFS_. |
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| 11 | .. _Tahoe-LAFS: http://www.tahoe-lafs.org. |
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| 13 | After completing this HOWTO, you have a basic understanding of how to |
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| 14 | share files using Tahoe-LAFS. |
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| 16 | The Tahoe-LAFS service, we will access is the Public Demo Grid. Before |
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| 17 | proceeding, the Public Demo Grid is not intended to be reliable. It |
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| 18 | isn't intended to be used for backup — files stored on the Public Demo |
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| 19 | Grid are not guaranteed to remain there forever. |
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| 21 | The example below will use the file, *test.txt*. Please replace |
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| 22 | *test.txt* in the text below with the file you wish to share. |
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| 24 | --------------------- |
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| 25 | Steps to Share a File |
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| 26 | --------------------- |
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| 27 | |
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| 28 | 1. Using the browser of your choice, access the pubgrid by clicking here_. |
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| 30 | .. _here: http://pubgrid.tahoe-lafs.org/uri/URI%3ADIR2%3Actmtx2awdo4xt77x5xxaz6nyxm%3An5t546ddvd6xlv4v6se6sjympbdbvo7orwizuzl42urm73sxazqa/. |
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| 32 | 2. Click on the "Browse" button, next to the "File to upload" dialog box. |
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| 34 | 3. Select the file you want to upload. Next, click on the "Upload" button. |
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| 36 | 4. Verify the file you selected appears on the screen. |
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| 38 | 5. Click the "More Info" link next the filename you uploaded. |
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| 40 | 6. Copy the line next to the words "File Readcap". The line should begin with "URI:SSK-RO". |
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| 42 | 7. Provide the URI in the following form to anyone with you wish to share the file, http://pubgrid.tahoe-lafs.org/uri/$READCAP, where $READCAP is the line you copied in step 6. |
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