BSJ100@psuvm.psu.edu (Broderick S. Jolley) (02/14/90)
Okay, I know this has probrably been addressed hundreds of thousands of times,
but please, humor me. How do you link to the FTP sites that you list from a
computer at home? I would like to look at some of the things they have, but I
don't know how to get there. Also, does it cost money and if so, how much? I
have never called a BBS, so please, bear with me. One more thing. Could someone
please send me a listing of BBS's and FTP sites? Thanx for your time and help.
-- SandmanJLB119@psuvm.psu.edu (02/15/90)
YOu're apparently from Penn State. Which campus? I only have local
BBS directories for the Harrisburg and Scranton areas. IF you want more
information about Telenet, call 1-800-Telenet and ask for information. I'm
sure they have some kind of brochure that they could send to you.
Hope I can help you.
John L. Berger >>> Penn State: Harrisburgscott@max.u.washington.edu (02/15/90)
In article <90045.004228BSJ100@PSUVM.BITNET>, BSJ100@psuvm.psu.edu (Broderick S. Jolley) writes: > How do you link to the FTP sites that you list from a > computer at home? I am not clear exactly what your are asking. But if you are asking how to access an FTP site from home and then able to download/upload a file from/to the FTP site........here is how: You can access an FTP site through a host-computer that is connected to the network that supports FTP. This host-computer is usually a main-fram system of your university or work-place that you have access to, as a student, faculty or employee. You can access the host-computer from home with your personal computer, like with your C64, through the use of the modem (of course this is assuming that the host-computer allows dial-in access...most of them do). But you must remember this. Your C64 itself that you are using to access the host-computer is not directly connected to the network. The host-computer is. And FTP is a fast FileTransferProtocol transfering system for computers directly connect to the network; hence, once you download (get) a file from an FTP site it will be downloaded to the host-computer and not directly to the C64. Therefore, downloading a file from an FTP site to your C64 is a two step process. First you need to download the desire file from the FTP site to the host-computer using FTP, and then from the host-computer to your C64 using Xmodem or Kermit. I hope this answers your question.... Sincerely, Scott K. Stephen