sauron@dsoft.UUCP (Ron Stanions) (10/30/88)
I'm running a recently established usenet site, and I've noticed during my readnews scans a number of times there is mention of machines that contain large archives of source and binaries of most of the things that have been posted on the net. Along with that is the constant mention that many of these machines allow anonymous ftp'ing. Near as I can figure it, ftp stands for file transfer (protocol?) Well, the question is simple. how do you use an anonymous ftp? Am I supposed to call these machines directly and log in under a guest account, call in through uucp to an anonymous uucp account, or is it something that I can do by way of requesting via uucp links from my own machine, to have their machine send me the sources I want? And while I'm making a total and complete fool of myself }-) could someone tell me where I should go to find the answers to all these questions? I'm sure they've been answered before! -- --Sauron, sauron@dsoft.UUCP \_/\--/\_/ All things posted by me are ...rutgers!galaxy!dsoft!sauron < \ / > by-products of a deranged mind Ron Stanions -- Dragonsoft \ / from spending too many hours DragonSoft, Livingston NJ |)(| trying to make uucp work!
gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn ) (10/30/88)
In article <71@dsoft.UUCP> sauron@dsoft.UUCP (Ron Stanions) writes: >Well, the question is simple. how do you use an anonymous ftp? Am I >supposed to call these machines directly and log in under a guest >account, call in through uucp to an anonymous uucp account, or is it >something that I can do by way of requesting via uucp links from my own >machine, to have their machine send me the sources I want? Unless you're on a real network (using the DoD Internet protocols TCP/IP, etc.) you probably don't have the ability to access files via FTP. Anonymous FTP is simply FTP where you supply "anonymous" as your user name and something like your name@site as an unchecked password when connecting to the site in question. Normally you have restricted file access for an anonymous FTP connection, for example a UNIX host might use chroot to keep you from exploring outside the set of files being made available for anonymous FTP. Doug Comer has a good book out on the details of internetworking.
twakeman@hpcea.CE.HP.COM (Teriann Wakeman) (11/10/88)
>Doug Comer has a good book out on the details of internetworking.
Ah... Got any more info about this book? ie. name, publishing date/house?
availablity?
TeriAnnsteve@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Steve DeJarnett) (11/30/88)
In article <380001@hpcea.CE.HP.COM> twakeman@hpcea.CE.HP.COM (Teriann Wakeman) writes: >>Doug Comer has a good book out on the details of internetworking. >Ah... Got any more info about this book? ie. name, publishing date/house? >availablity? Availability: Now Title: Internetworking with TCP/IP -- Principles, Protocols, and Architecture Publisher: Prentice-Hall Publishing Date: 1988 Cost: Around $40 Good book. Explains the concepts well to those who are unfamiliar with TCP/IP, but doesn't insult your intelligence if you do know something about it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Steve DeJarnett | Smart Mailers -> steve@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU | | Computer Systems Lab | Dumb Mailers -> ..!ucbvax!voder!polyslo!steve | | Cal Poly State Univ. |------------------------------------------------| | San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | BITNET = Because Idiots Type NETwork | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------