Looper's Delight File Library

• Registering and Activating Your Account
• Logging In
• Uploading Files From your Local Computer
• Uploading Files From an HTTP Address
• Dowloading Files
• Frequently Asked Questions

Registering and Activating Your Account

Only Looper's Delight mailing list members may establish an account and upload to the library.  To subscribe to the Looper's Delight mailing list, go here.  If you setup an account at the file library, and later unsubscribe from the list, you will not be able to log in to the library until you subscribe to the list again.

To Register:
Click the Login link from the main page, in the upper right hand corner:

Then, click the Register link:

Choose a Username and a Password, confirm your Password, and enter your Email Address.  This email address must be subscribed to the Looper's Delight mailing list (or mailing list digest).  Please note that Usernames and Passwords are CaSe SeNsItIvE!  Finally, choose from the following options:

• Daily Digest: check this box if you'd like to receive an email each day listing the files that were uploaded to the library.
• Always Stay Logged: check this box if you want to store a cookie on your computer that will automatically log you in each time you visit the Looper's Delight file library.  If you leave this box unchecked, you will have to log in each time you visit.
  

Submit this form by clicking the "Register" button on the lower right side.  An activation email will be sent to your email address.  This email will contain your "Activation Code" and a link to your Activation Page.  PLEASE NOTE: your Activation Code is NOT your account Password.  The Activation Code is only used once, to activate your acount.   The activation email will be sent to you immediately.  Follow the link provided in the email, and enter your Username and Activation Code.  Please remember that Usernames and Passwords are CaSe SeNsItIvE!

Submit this form by clicking the "Activate Account" button on the lower right side.  If all is well, you will activated, and provided with a link to the Login page.  Follow this link to Login to the Looper's Delight file library.

Logging In

Follow the Login link to the Login page.   Enter your Username and Password, and click the "Enter" button on the right side.  If all is well, you will be logged in, and taken to the main page of the library.

Uploading Files

Before you upload a file, please make sure of the following:

• You have the right to freely distribute the file
• You have browsed into the correct library directory for the file.  Please do not upload files into the root of the library - they will be deleted.
• You have checked the file size to ensure that it is within the file size limit.  Files larger than the file size limit may either be truncated, or may not upload at all.  The current file size limit is displayed in the upload box

There are two ways to upload a file to the library:
Upload From Your Computer

To upload a file from your local computer, use the "Upload File" dialog box:

Click the "Browse" button to browse your local drives, and choose the file to be uploaded.
If you are uploading an audio file, please use the prompts in the File Description box to accurately describe the file.  This will help users find your file easily.  If you include your URL, please leave the "http://" prompt before the web address.  This ensures that your URL will be converted to an HTML link in the file description, making it easier for users to hit your website.
Finally, include comments as appropriate.  The entire file description can use 2000 characters, which should be enough for most LD list members!  More detailed descriptions and discussions of the file content should be handled within the Looper's Delight mailing list - that's what we're all about anyway!

Click the "Upload File" button on the right to begin the upload.  Due to limitations of browser technologies, you will not see a "status bar" during the upload.  Please be patient and allow the file to upload.  You will be returned to the file listing when the upload is complete, which should contain your new file.

Upload From The Web

To upload a file from a web location, user the "Upload By HTTP Address" dialog box:

Enter the complete http address of the file you want to upload.  Again, please ensure that you have the right to freely distribute anything you upload to the library.  Enter the filename for the file you are uploading.  This is required information - the system will not pickup the filename from the http address.  Include comments, with the same guidelines mentioned above.Click the "Upload File" button on the right to begin the upload.  Uploading by http address is typically much faster than a local upload, because it uses the high-speed lines that connect web servers on the internet.  When the upload is complete, you will be returned to the file listing, which should contain your new file.

Downloading Files

Each file listed in the library has a number of actions available:

The red "X" and the Modify icons are only visible if this is a file that you uploaded.  Clicking the red "X" will delete the file.  Clicking the Modify icon will allow you to modify the file description. Clicking the Email icon will cause the file to be emailed to your validated email address.Clicking the Download icon will allow you to download the file directly to your local computer.