Those who have a need to upload files beyond the current size limit may now contact me by e-mail to do so. I have set up an FTP server where these files can be uploaded, and will transfer them manually to the Wikimedia servers using my shell account. However, I'm currently only handing out the FTP access data on request.
Could we double the size limit? That would be most helpful for some rich media files.
SJ
On 11/14/06, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
Those who have a need to upload files beyond the current size limit may now contact me by e-mail to do so. I have set up an FTP server where these files can be uploaded, and will transfer them manually to the Wikimedia servers using my shell account. However, I'm currently only handing out the FTP access data on request.
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On 14/11/06, SJ 2.718281828@gmail.com wrote:
Could we double the size limit? That would be most helpful for some rich media files.
I've been wanting this for quite a while. We are having trouble with some audio and many video files at the current limit.
On 11/14/06, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
Those who have a need to upload files beyond the current size limit may now contact me by e-mail to do so. I have set up an FTP server where these files can be uploaded, and will transfer them manually to the Wikimedia servers using my shell account. However, I'm currently only handing out the FTP access data on request.
I once wrote a function for the upload page where you upload a file by giving its URL. There were some security concerns about malicious servers, which I think I fixed, but then, as usual, nothing happened.
Should still be in there, for anyone interested. Lemme see... ah yes; set $wgAllowCopyUploads=true in LocalSettings, and be done with it.
Magnus
On 14/11/06, Magnus Manske magnusmanske@googlemail.com wrote:
I once wrote a function for the upload page where you upload a file by giving its URL. There were some security concerns about malicious servers, which I think I fixed, but then, as usual, nothing happened. Should still be in there, for anyone interested. Lemme see... ah yes; set $wgAllowCopyUploads=true in LocalSettings, and be done with it.
I shudder at the thought of this being enabled on Commons unless such uploads are somehow marked for particular urgent attention - it sounds like an even easier way to upload copyright violations. If such uploads are marked and auto-categorised, it might be manageable.
(After all my whining on this list, I'm going to have to start looking for and tagging Commons copyvios myself and then applying for admin ...)
- d.
On 11/14/06, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 14/11/06, Magnus Manske magnusmanske@googlemail.com wrote:
I once wrote a function for the upload page where you upload a file by giving its URL. There were some security concerns about malicious servers, which I think I fixed, but then, as usual, nothing happened. Should still be in there, for anyone interested. Lemme see... ah yes; set $wgAllowCopyUploads=true in LocalSettings, and be done with it.
I shudder at the thought of this being enabled on Commons unless such uploads are somehow marked for particular urgent attention - it sounds like an even easier way to upload copyright violations. If such uploads are marked and auto-categorised, it might be manageable.
When I was working on this, it was suggested that it should automatically add the source URL to the image description (unless it is already given in there). It could also add "[[category:URL uploads]]" or the like. With the source URL given, it would actually be *easier* to find copyvios, as one knows exactly where it came from, unlike the current system.
(After all my whining on this list, I'm going to have to start looking for and tagging Commons copyvios myself and then applying for admin
Good luck with that. Myself, I'll stay with my tools and programming languages - they're much easier to decipher than copyright law ;-)
Magnus
On 14/11/06, Magnus Manske magnusmanske@googlemail.com wrote:
When I was working on this, it was suggested that it should automatically add the source URL to the image description (unless it is already given in there). It could also add "[[category:URL uploads]]" or the like. With the source URL given, it would actually be *easier* to find copyvios, as one knows exactly where it came from, unlike the current system.
:-D Now that, I like!
- d.
On 11/14/06, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
I shudder at the thought of this being enabled on Commons unless such uploads are somehow marked for particular urgent attention - it sounds like an even easier way to upload copyright violations. If such uploads are marked and auto-categorised, it might be manageable.
More data = better. Force the edit summary to include the URL and then I could only hope that all copyvios get uploaded that way!
David Gerard wrote:
On 14/11/06, Magnus Manske magnusmanske@googlemail.com wrote:
I once wrote a function for the upload page where you upload a file by giving its URL. There were some security concerns about malicious servers, which I think I fixed, but then, as usual, nothing happened. Should still be in there, for anyone interested. Lemme see... ah yes; set $wgAllowCopyUploads=true in LocalSettings, and be done with it.
I shudder at the thought of this being enabled on Commons unless such uploads are somehow marked for particular urgent attention - it sounds like an even easier way to upload copyright violations.
Amongst my rights in the database:
<r>import</r> <r>upload</r> <r>upload_by_url</r>
Import and upload by URL are both admin-only AFAICT, and neither are enabled.