diff --git a/src/apps/codycam/SftpClient.cpp b/src/apps/codycam/SftpClient.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69b2038640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/codycam/SftpClient.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+#include <String.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "SftpClient.h"
+
+SftpClient::SftpClient()
+	: SpawningUploadClient()
+{
+}
+
+
+SftpClient::~SftpClient()
+{
+	if (OutputPipe() >= 0)
+		SendCommand("quit\n");
+}
+
+
+bool
+SftpClient::ChangeDir(const string& dir)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	int len;
+	BString cmd("cd");
+	BString reply;
+	cmd << " " << dir.c_str() << "\n";
+	SendCommand(cmd.String());
+	if ((len = ReadReply(&reply)) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "read: %s\n", len);
+		return false;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "reply: '%s'\n", reply.String());
+	if (reply.FindFirst("sftp>") < 0)
+		return false;
+	rc = true;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+bool
+SftpClient::ListDirContents(string& listing)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	int len;
+	SendCommand("ls\n");
+	BString reply;
+	do {
+		if ((len = ReadReply(&reply)) < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "read: %s\n", len);
+			return false;
+		}
+		fprintf(stderr, "reply: '%s'\n", reply.String());
+		printf("%s", reply.String());
+		if (reply.FindFirst("sftp>") == 0)
+			return true;
+	} while (true);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+bool
+SftpClient::PrintWorkingDir(string& dir)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	int len;
+	SendCommand("pwd\n");
+	BString reply;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+bool
+SftpClient::Connect(const string& server, const string& login, const string& passwd)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	BString cmd("sftp ");
+	cmd << login.c_str();
+	cmd << "@" << server.c_str();
+	SetCommandLine(cmd.String());
+	rc = SpawningUploadClient::Connect(server, login, passwd);
+	BString reply;
+	ssize_t len;
+	
+	if ((len = ReadReply(&reply)) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "read: %d\n", len);
+		return false;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "reply: '%s'\n", reply.String());
+	if (reply.FindFirst("Connecting to ") != 0)
+		return false;
+	
+	if ((len = ReadReply(&reply)) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "read: %s\n", len);
+		return false;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "reply: '%s'\n", reply.String());
+	if (reply.FindFirst("password:") < 0)
+		return false;
+	
+	write(OutputPipe(), passwd.c_str(), strlen(passwd.c_str()));
+	write(OutputPipe(), "\n", 1);
+	
+	if ((len = ReadReply(&reply)) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "read: %s\n", len);
+		return false;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "reply: '%s'\n", reply.String());
+	if (reply != "\n")
+		return false;
+	
+	if ((len = ReadReply(&reply)) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "read: %s\n", len);
+		return false;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "reply: '%s'\n", reply.String());
+	if (reply.FindFirst("sftp>") < 0)
+		return false;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+bool
+SftpClient::PutFile(const string& local, const string& remote, ftp_mode mode)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	int len;
+	//XXX: handle mode ?
+	BString cmd("put");
+	cmd << " " << local.c_str() << " " << remote.c_str() << "\n";
+	SendCommand(cmd.String());
+	BString reply;
+
+	if ((len = ReadReply(&reply)) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "read: %s\n", len);
+		return false;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "reply: '%s'\n", reply.String());
+	if (reply.FindFirst("Uploading") < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	if ((len = ReadReply(&reply)) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "read: %s\n", len);
+		return false;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "reply: '%s'\n", reply.String());
+	if (reply.FindFirst("sftp>") < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	rc = true;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+bool
+SftpClient::GetFile(const string& remote, const string& local, ftp_mode mode)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	//XXX
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+// Note: this only works for local remote moves, cross filesystem moves
+// will not work
+bool
+SftpClient::MoveFile(const string& oldPath, const string& newPath)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	int len;
+	BString cmd("rename");
+	cmd << " " << oldPath.c_str() << " " << newPath.c_str() << "\n";
+	SendCommand(cmd.String());
+	BString reply;
+	if ((len = ReadReply(&reply)) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "read: %s\n", len);
+		return false;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "reply: '%s'\n", reply.String());
+	if (reply.FindFirst("sftp>") < 0)
+		return false;
+	rc = true;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+bool
+SftpClient::Chmod(const string& path, const string& mod)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	int len;
+	//XXX: handle mode ?
+	BString cmd("chmod");
+	cmd << " " << mod.c_str() << " " << path.c_str() << "\n";
+	SendCommand(cmd.String());
+	BString reply;
+
+	if ((len = ReadReply(&reply)) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "read: %s\n", len);
+		return false;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "reply: '%s'\n", reply.String());
+	if (reply.FindFirst("Changing") < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	if ((len = ReadReply(&reply)) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "read: %s\n", len);
+		return false;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "reply: '%s'\n", reply.String());
+	if (reply.FindFirst("sftp>") < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	rc = true;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+void
+SftpClient::SetPassive(bool on)
+{
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/apps/codycam/SftpClient.h b/src/apps/codycam/SftpClient.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7376019bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/codycam/SftpClient.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifndef SFTP_CLIENT_H
+#define SFTP_CLIENT_H
+
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <File.h>
+#include "SpawningUploadClient.h"
+
+using std::string;
+
+
+class SftpClient : public SpawningUploadClient {
+	public:
+		SftpClient();
+		~SftpClient();
+
+virtual bool	Connect(const string& server, const string& login,
+			const string& passwd);
+
+		bool PutFile(const string& local, const string& remote,
+			ftp_mode mode = binary_mode);
+
+		bool GetFile(const string& remote, const string& local,
+			ftp_mode mode = binary_mode);
+
+		bool MoveFile(const string& oldPath, const string& newPath);
+		bool ChangeDir(const string& dir);
+		bool PrintWorkingDir(string& dir);
+		bool ListDirContents(string& listing);
+		bool Chmod(const string& path, const string& mod);
+
+		void SetPassive(bool on);
+	
+	protected:
+
+};
+
+#endif	// SFTP_CLIENT_H
diff --git a/src/apps/codycam/SpawningUploadClient.cpp b/src/apps/codycam/SpawningUploadClient.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03b2365334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/codycam/SpawningUploadClient.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+#include <image.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#include <String.h>
+
+#include "SpawningUploadClient.h"
+
+SpawningUploadClient::SpawningUploadClient()
+	: FileUploadClient()
+	, fCommand()
+	, fCommandPid(-1)
+	, fPty(-1)
+{
+}
+
+
+SpawningUploadClient::~SpawningUploadClient()
+{
+	close(fPty);
+	kill(fCommandPid, SIGTERM);
+	kill(fCommandPid, SIGKILL);
+	status_t ret;
+	wait_for_thread(fCommandPid, &ret);
+}
+
+
+bool
+SpawningUploadClient::Connect(const string& server, const string& login, const string& passwd)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+//	fCommand += " ";
+//	fCommand += server;
+	rc = SpawnCommand();
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+bool
+SpawningUploadClient::SpawnCommand()
+{
+	//XXX: should use a system-provided TerminalCommand class
+	BString shellcmd = "exec";
+	const char *args[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", NULL, NULL };
+	char path[20];
+	int pty;
+	for (pty = 0; pty < 0x50; pty++) {
+		int fd;
+		sprintf(path, "/dev/pt/%c%1x", 'p' + pty / 16, pty & 0x0f);
+		printf("trying %s\n", path);
+		fd = open(path, O_RDWR);
+		if (fd < 0)
+			continue;
+		fPty = fd;
+		break;
+	}
+	if (fPty < 0)
+		return false;
+	sprintf(path, "/dev/tt/%c%1x", 'p' + pty / 16, pty & 0x0f);
+	shellcmd << " 0<" << path;
+	shellcmd << " 1>" << path;
+	shellcmd += " 2>&1";
+	shellcmd << " ; ";
+	shellcmd << "export TTY=" << path << "; "; // BeOS hack
+	shellcmd << "export LC_ALL=C; export LANG=C; ";
+	shellcmd << "exec ";
+	shellcmd << fCommand.c_str();
+printf("spawning: '%s'\n", shellcmd.String());
+	args[2] = shellcmd.String();
+	fCommandPid = load_image(3, args, (const char **)environ);
+	if (fCommandPid < 0)
+		return false;
+	resume_thread(fCommandPid);
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+SpawningUploadClient::SetCommandLine(const char *command)
+{
+	fCommand = command;
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+ssize_t
+SpawningUploadClient::SendCommand(const char *cmd)
+{
+	return write(InputPipe(), cmd, strlen(cmd));
+}
+
+
+ssize_t
+SpawningUploadClient::ReadReply(BString *to)
+{
+	char buff[1024];
+	ssize_t len;
+	to->Truncate(0);
+	len = read(OutputPipe(), buff, 1024);
+	if (len < 0)
+		return errno;
+	to->Append(buff, len);
+	return len;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+SpawningUploadClient::ParseReply()
+{
+	return B_ERROR;
+}
+
+
+/* the rest is empty */
+
+
+bool
+SpawningUploadClient::ChangeDir(const string& dir)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+bool
+SpawningUploadClient::ListDirContents(string& listing)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+bool
+SpawningUploadClient::PrintWorkingDir(string& dir)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+bool
+SpawningUploadClient::PutFile(const string& local, const string& remote, ftp_mode mode)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+bool
+SpawningUploadClient::GetFile(const string& remote, const string& local, ftp_mode mode)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+// Note: this only works for local remote moves, cross filesystem moves
+// will not work
+bool
+SpawningUploadClient::MoveFile(const string& oldPath, const string& newPath)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+bool
+SpawningUploadClient::Chmod(const string& path, const string& mod)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+void
+SpawningUploadClient::SetPassive(bool on)
+{
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/apps/codycam/SpawningUploadClient.h b/src/apps/codycam/SpawningUploadClient.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf083b3e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/codycam/SpawningUploadClient.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#ifndef SPAWNING_UPLOAD_CLIENT_H
+#define SPAWNING_UPLOAD_CLIENT_H
+
+#include "FileUploadClient.h"
+
+#include <OS.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string>
+
+
+class SpawningUploadClient : public FileUploadClient {
+	public:
+		SpawningUploadClient();
+virtual	~SpawningUploadClient();
+
+virtual bool	Connect(const string& server, const string& login,
+						const string& passwd);
+
+virtual bool	PutFile(const string& local, const string& remote,
+						ftp_mode mode = binary_mode);
+
+virtual bool	GetFile(const string& remote, const string& local,
+						ftp_mode mode = binary_mode);
+
+virtual bool	MoveFile(const string& oldPath, const string& newPath);
+virtual bool	ChangeDir(const string& dir);
+virtual bool	PrintWorkingDir(string& dir);
+virtual bool	ListDirContents(string& listing);
+virtual bool	Chmod(const string& path, const string& mod);
+
+virtual void	SetPassive(bool on);
+
+protected:
+status_t		SetCommandLine(const char *command);
+ssize_t			SendCommand(const char *cmd);
+ssize_t			ReadReply(BString *to);
+virtual status_t	ParseReply();
+
+int				InputPipe() const { return fPty; };
+int				OutputPipe() const { return fPty; };
+
+private:
+bool			SpawnCommand();
+string			fCommand;
+pid_t			fCommandPid;
+int				fPty;
+};
+
+#endif	// SPAWNING_UPLOAD_CLIENT_H