The National Enquirer reports at 6:13 PM -0400 9/10/04, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
<snip> >I've read on the Usenet that you could use sftp, but I don't know anything >else about it. I think that sftp is a more secured version of ftp than the >regular ftp. Yes, sFTP runs through a secure shell (ssh). Although I haven't had a need to try this personally, it's supposed to be the way to do it: FTPing to your Mac: You have to open the Sharing panel in the OS X preferences and enable Remote Access -- the setting that turns on SSH, because sFTP runs over the SSH protocol. If you're going to be contacting your Mac from outside of a firewall or router, you'll have to make sure port 22 (not port 21, as FTP uses) can reach it. Once this is set up, it should "just work." FTPing from your Mac: For secure ftp from the terminal: ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] (I believe Host IP address will work as well) -- you'll be asked to verify the authentication certificate -- type yes to accept the certificate -- you'll be asked to provide your password HTH, Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
