FTP client as a client side usercontrol

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I've got a feeling that this isn't possible but I want to write control to
run within the clients browser that can connect directly to an FTP server.

I know it's possible to do this server side but I need to be able to
transfer files of 4gig + and therefor cannot use server side code as the
initial transfer would be over HTTP and cause the asp.net service to restart
once it had recieved 1.2gig (60% of memory).

The reason I think it's not possible is because having a process that is
allowed to open a port on the local computer from a web page must be a
security issue.

Anyway after all that guess work does anyone know if it is possible and if
so is there a component out there alreay that I can buy or can you point me
in the right direction for some good documentation.

Thanks
Dave
 
In the browser? You are pretty much stuck with Java or ActiveX. If you know
the users will have the .NET Framework, you can deploy a small FTP client via
the website, however, with ClickOnce or No Touch deployment (version 1.1 or
2.0 of Framework).

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