On 7 Jul 2018 14:52:28 GMT, nospam wrote:

there are numerous ftp and smb apps for ios, either server or client,
as well as many other protocols.

As you know, I have ftp working well (and have done so, for years).
How to mount the entire mobile device file system on desktops
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/comp.mobile.ipad/ix8xgTcexAY/dlY4nLMfAgAJ

In fact, you are well aware that I (long ago) already have seamless ftp set
up between all my devices, such that you already complained (long ago) that
I was "spying" on all the devices connected to my LAN, since, by default, I
can 'see' the entire visible file systems of all the devices that connect
to the LAN.

As you know, Windows, Linux, Android, and to a limited extent, iOS, all
"respect" the ftp protocol such that the file browsers open up the entire
visible file system on the devices, just as if they were local to the
desktop - s long as the device is running a suitable FTP server.

As you know, the free FTP server I've found most useful on Android is:
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/be.ppareit.swiftp_free/

And, as you know, it's far more restricted on the Orwellian iOS systems
(where entire threads are devoted to getting around those restrictions).

As for SMB, without rooting, as you are well aware, and as Frank Slootweg
can attest to, SMB not better than FTP access if you don't root the device.
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.android/6PQmYWSk34I/Dk4cGwEvCQAJ

where he needs luck is in getting his convoluted method to work
anywhere near as well as an existing password manager, or as secure.

You don't have a solution for three reasons:
a. You have no technical expertise (you just punch buttons),
b. You just guess (scoring worse than the monkey does0, and
c. You have never posted with helpful intent in your entire life.

Meanwhile, I almost always (if not always) solve *every* problem set I pose
to the newsgroups (thousands upon thousands of them, in fact).

This problem set is far too difficult for someone like nospam to help
because it requires meaningful comprehension of the stated problem set.