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Source control on web projects via the internet?

Anybody have any input on using source control on web projects over the internet?  I've had a Vaultpub repository created for my Senior Project development and it is working great, except for the web component of our project.

Development is being done from my own server with Vaultpub as the repository.  The other developers are not on my network, so they have been accessing their web project files with Frontpage Extensions.  The problem is that the only method of source control with Frontpage Extensions is with built in control (basically just locking of files) or with Visual SourceSafe.  Vault only supports the use of file shares.  That is no problem for myself, since I'm on the local network, but how do I enable file sharing over the internet?

I'd setting up SBS2003 so I can VPN in to it, but don't think it is quite working.  The cause was probably that to get onto the school network, I need to use a Cisco VPN client, then I run the PPTP client to my server, and it connects, but can't seem to transmit anything.  So wondering if a VPN over a VPN doesn't work.

Another idea I had, which I haven't tried yet, is setting up the server as a WINS server for the other developers.

This would be easier if they could do development with IIS on their own machines, but they have a limited amount of knowledge on the subject, and the fact that the program uses SQL Server, and they don't have the database all setup.  It would be way easier hosting it on my server.  They have enough to deal with having 5 weeks left for development and ~1 week experience with C#.

Posted: Feb 17 2004, 03:13 PM by qgyen | with 1 comment(s)
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