XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2025-04-10 13:35, Marion wrote:   
   > On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:17:40 -0000 (UTC), badgolferman wrote :   
   >   
   >   
   >>>> I had to modify the Windows shared folder security permissions to   
   >>>> Read/Write in order to allow writing from the iPhone to the PC.   
   >>>   
   >>> And does that surprise you?   
   >>>   
   >>> That is a normal part of setting up a share: deciding what level of   
   >>> access those to whom it is shared will have.   
   >>   
   >> Easy there, 51.  I was adding to your instructions for those in this   
   >> group who keep saying they can't write to the Windows shared folder.   
   >   
   > Hi badgolferman,   
   >   
   > Thank you for adding value so that billions of people can do what most of   
   > them don't know how to do - some of whom are on this very newsgroup now.   
   >   
   > We want to always add value - so I appreciate that you explained how to get   
   > the SMB process to work so that people can copy a file from a PC to iOS.   
   >   
   > This is especially important to me because I generally test everything   
   > before I post but I can't test SMB as it doesn't work in my environment.   
   >   
   > One question I'd like you to clarify is whether you can do what people want   
   > to do, which Frank Slootweg also asked - and I concur it's very important.   
   >   
   > 1. From the PC... (Windows or Linux but I think you're on Windows)   
   > 2. Can you *initiate* that file/folder transfer from the PC over to iOS?   
      
   Why does it matter where you initiate the transfer...   
      
   ...I mean unless all you're really looking for is a meaningless "win"?   
      
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