John,
This morning (9/13/06 @ 9:00AM PST) I did a fresh install of SME7 final. After install, I downloaded and installed all your RPM's. After reconfigure and reboot, I am unable to use file manager, just like I have described earlier on an upgraded server. When I click on "file manager" I see a "login" button. When I click on login button, the screen goes blank for a split second and I get the login button again. Yes, ftp is set to allow access from local networks.
Could the issue be me trying to access it from WAN? This server is set up strickly as a web server, so it is not connected to lan.