A couple of folks are having troubles with that method (it appears now
though to be isolated instances that may resolve to be due to bad
installations) so I did not mention it yet (if it was widespread then
trying to trouble shoot it would be more in Apple's province than any
help I might provide).
Glad you found something that works for you.
Jerry
On Saturday, September 21, 2002, at 03:06 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote:
> Thanks to all for the tips on ftp programs. I'm using the demo of
> NetFinder right now and it is serving the purpose.
>
> I also discovered through experimentation that one can use the "Connect
> to Server" option in the Finder's "Go" menu to access an ftp server by
> typing "ftp://www.servername.suffix"; in the Address window. OS X will
> connect to the server and prompt you for a username and password. Once
> you enter those correctly, the server will be mounted on the Desktop
> and you can access it just like any mounted volume.
>
> When you want to disconnect, just drag it to the trash/eject button.
>
> Pretty neat.
>
> Dan
>
> >I would be very re-miss if I did not mention the free ftp that comes
> >with OS-X. Use the Terminal application and type
> >
> >man ftp
> >
> >or
> >
> >man sftp
> >
> >The ftp stuff is all there, very powerful, scriptable for those that
> >know AppleScript, and the command syntax is not difficult to learn
> (get,
> >put, etc.)
> >
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >
> >The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be September
> 24
> >For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of
> >activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
> >
> >
> >
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