You need to set the helper application in the System Preferences app, "Internet" control panel.
On or near 1/21/02 3:13 PM, Jim Warthman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > Well, pasting the FTP URL from the e-mail to my browser worked, and the > download seemed to complete correctly. > > But, like Rich, I'd like to learn how to make the this work "like it > should". I'm using Entourage 10.0.1 and IE 5.1.3. > > When I click on the underlined URL in Entourage, I get a slight pause then a > "beep". (IE is already running). > > When I CMD-click on the URL, nothing happens. > > > I could find no preferences in Entourage that seemed to affect how Entourage > handles FTP URLs. > > In IE, there is a preference for specifying a "helper application" > (protocol helpers) for various URLs, including FTP. I have the default set > for FTP, which uses IE to handle the download. When I pasted the URL into a > browser window, IE handled it just fine. > > So, the question is how does one configure Entourage and/or Internet > Explorer to properly allow IE (or a different application like Fetch) to > handle FTP URLs? > > Thanks! > > -- Jim > > > On 2002-01-21 2:24 PM, "Michael Wise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >>>>> ftp://ftp.symantec.com/misc/sabu/navmac_beta/NAVm_8.0_Beta_2.zip >>> >>> Hey There.......how does one use an ftp link like this? Do I need >>> a third party app for this to work? >> >> >> You should be able to paste it into your browser, although I'm not a >> big fan for using browsers for anything but web browsing (i.e. email >> and ftp). >> >> I'm quite partial to using a real ftp client (like Interarchie [nee >> Anarchie] or Fetch) >> >> http://www.interarchy.com/ >> >> http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ >> >> >> >> >> --Mike >> > -- Microsoft MVP for Entourage/OE/Word Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> XNS name: =Allen Watson Applescripts for Outlook Express and Entourage: <http://homepage.mac.com/allenwatson/> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
