MS backup of remote site user data

I've searched Google and haven't been able to find the answer, and tried as
many different ways as I can think of but have reached a dead end.

I've set up a web folder with the intention of performing a daily backup
(c.7Mb) of a single user's data file at a remote site. MS backup won't let
you save a backup to a web folder, and neither explorer nor "NET USE" typed
at the command line will let me map a drive to the folder.

Is there an easy way (I'm script averse!) of performing the backup locally,
then zipping it up and sending it to the Web folder, all on an automated
basis?

Tim

I've done some more investigation on this and it appears that it will let
you map an http:// address to a network drive but not an https:// one,
although I understand WebDAV defaults to https for connection and transfer.
At the moment port 80 is closed on my firewall and that is the way I'd like
to keep it.

Is there a way of getting round this problem? I don't really want to set up
an ftp server and send passwords over the net in clear.

Tim

"Timothy Morris" <> wrote in message
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> I've searched Google and haven't been able to find the answer, and tried
> as many different ways as I can think of but have reached a dead end.
>
> I've set up a web folder with the intention of performing a daily backup
> (c.7Mb) of a single user's data file at a remote site. MS backup won't let
> you save a backup to a web folder, and neither explorer nor "NET USE"
> typed at the command line will let me map a drive to the folder.
>
> Is there an easy way (I'm script averse!) of performing the backup
> locally, then zipping it up and sending it to the Web folder, all on an
> automated basis?
>
> Tim
>
>
>