[comp.sys.ibm.pc] Help needed with anonymous FTP

ugkevink@sunybcs.uucp (Kevin Kubek) (08/03/87)

In article <3149@zen.berkeley.edu> schung@cory.Berkeley.EDU writes:
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>For those who asked, you can get Kermit from anonymous ftp to 
>cu20b.columbia.edu under WS2:<KERMIT>.  Get the file MSSAAAHLP or something
>
>sugih jamin


Novice question : Could somebody please give me some help figuring
out how to do an anonymous FTP ?  I've seen several acticles that
mentioned certain files could be obtained via anonymous FTP. I've
tried with absolutely no luck to get these files. I can connect to
the remote FTP server, but that's it. 

Help ....... Thanks in advance !!!!!


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jrmb@hou2d.UUCP (J.BONILHA) (08/04/87)

 In article <3149@zen.berkeley.edu> schung@cory.Berkeley.EDU writes:
> >
> >For those who asked, you can get Kermit from anonymous ftp to 
> >cu20b.columbia.edu under WS2:<KERMIT>.  Get the file MSSAAAHLP or something
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There is a lot of stuff that is available thru ftp, but I don't
have access to ftp.
Is it possible to access ftp "sites" by using uucp ?

Thanks

Jose' Bonilha
AT&T Bell Labs
ihnp4!hou2d!jrmb

ccs016@ucdavis.UUCP (Patrick Tully) (08/05/87)

> 
> Novice question : Could somebody please give me some help figuring
> out how to do an anonymous FTP ?  I've seen several acticles that
> mentioned certain files could be obtained via anonymous FTP. I've
> tried with absolutely no luck to get these files. I can connect to
> the remote FTP server, but that's it. 
> 
> Help ....... Thanks in advance !!!!!
> 
 
  Ftp allows a user to log on to machines in other lands. You can log
in and have full directory access if you have a valid account on the
machine that your connecting to. However, your not really logged on your,
commands are sent and the response is sent back. You can retrieve files
send files, directory and so on.

   However, Anonymous FTP is when the user does not have a valid user account
and he enters anonymous as the account name/number and something else ('ident')
as a password. (The machine will tell you). Your access is restricted, meaning
you can only switch in and out of certain directories. These directories have
been set up by a system operator for other people to use.
 
    Inorder to FTP you have to find the machines address, something like
128.120.2.2   This is the address of the machine I'm talking from.  Most
machines will let you ftp on to them, but many won't. (defense contractors)

     At Unix type 'ftp 128.120.2.2' ....

Patrick Tully
pstully@ucdavis