[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric S. Emerson) wrote:
>
> Can anybody recommend a good source for how to use
> FTP. I have not been able to transfer files with Arachne
> from my Detroit Freenet directory. I've tried all the help
> sources I have to no success.
I'm not sure how things are set up at the Detroit Freenet, but the
National Capital Freenet in Ottawa works more or less as follows:
1. I have a work directory and a public_html (homepage) directory.
2. I can copy or move files between them in the FreePort shell.
(dialup or telnet over PPP)
3. I can transfer files between my work directory and my PC using
Zmodem, kermit, etc. from a dialup (terminal) connection.
4. I can transfer files between my public_html directory and my PC
using FTP over PPP. (I have found Zmodem over telnet to be
unreliable.)
5. Anyone can download files from my public_html directory using
http.
So, to transfer files from my work directory over PPP, I move them
to my public_html directory and use http (download only) or FTP.
With Arachne, I use http since non-anonymous FTP is problematical.
(It's difficult to figure out the absolute path to the download
directory.)
For FTP I use a "real" FTP client such as Wattcp FTP, which doesn't
require that you know the absolute path to the download directory.
You can find it at:
ftp://ftp.oldskool.org:21/pub/tvdog/internet/ftp07.zip
http://mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de/public/tcp_ip/wattcp/apps/ftp.exe
A typical FTP session goes something like:
C:\>ftp ftp-home.ncf.carleton.ca
Once an FTP connection is made, I am prompted for my username
and password. If my password is accepted, I am logged in to the
FTP server. If I enter the command "pwd", the current directory
will be "/NCF_dsk/freenet1/h1/4/ag221/public_html" (this is where
Arachne barfs). "ls" will list the files in the directory.
To download a binary file, I enter "bin", then "get FILENAME"
(Unix filenames are case sensitive). To upload a file use "put".
You can use "cd" to change directories. "help" will give a list
of commands. When you are done enter "bye or "quit".
Hope this helps,
Howard Eisenberger
Ottawa
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... DOS TCP/IP * <URL:http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ag221/dosppp.html>
