erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) (09/11/88)
Ok, I've *finally* got an Inet/ARPA address, with all the goodies
that come along with it. I've been trying to "anonymous ftp" files,
and I'm beginning to believe it's just a big joke on us Unix types. :-)
Just how does it work? I can ftp <site> with no problem, but then
it wants me to login. I tried anon, ftp, anonymous, etc and nothing
seems to work. Is there a standard login for this, or is it a commandline
option that I missed along the way?
Email, I'll summarize....
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Skate Unix.
J. Eric Townsend ->uunet!nuchat!flatline!erict smail:511Parker#2,Hstn,Tx,77007
..!bellcore!tness1!/jbm@uncle.UUCP (John B. Milton) (09/13/88)
In article <317@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes: >Ok, I've *finally* got an Inet/ARPA address, with all the goodies >that come along with it. lucky shit > I've been trying to "anonymous ftp" files, >and I'm beginning to believe it's just a big joke on us Unix types. :-) login: ftp password: ftp that easy -- John Bly Milton IV, jbm@uncle.UUCP, n8emr!uncle!jbm@osu-cis.cis.ohio-state.edu home: (614) 294-4823, work: (614) 459-7641; CP/M to MP/M, MS-DOS to OS/2
steve@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Steve DeJarnett) (09/14/88)
In article <329@uncle.UUCP> jbm@uncle.UUCP (John B. Milton) writes: >In article <317@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes: >>Ok, I've *finally* got an Inet/ARPA address, with all the goodies >>that come along with it. >lucky shit > >> I've been trying to "anonymous ftp" files, >>and I'm beginning to believe it's just a big joke on us Unix types. :-) > >login: ftp >password: ftp > >that easy >-- >John Bly Milton IV, jbm@uncle.UUCP, n8emr!uncle!jbm@osu-cis.cis.ohio-state.edu >home: (614) 294-4823, work: (614) 459-7641; CP/M to MP/M, MS-DOS to OS/2 ----- News saved at 13 Sep 88 21:29:17 GMT In article <329@uncle.UUCP> jbm@uncle.UUCP (John B. Milton) writes: >In article <317@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes: >>Ok, I've *finally* got an Inet/ARPA address, with all the goodies >>that come along with it. I've been trying to "anonymous ftp" files, >>and I'm beginning to believe it's just a big joke on us Unix types. :-) > >login: ftp >password: ftp Uh, how about this: % ftp <random Internet site name/number here> ftp prep.ai.mit.edu (or ftp 128.52.32.14) (It will come up with some sort of connected message and a login-type prompt indicating where you are ftp-ing to and your current login name) Name (prep.ai.mit.edu:steve): anonymous 331 Guest login ok, send ident as password password: <anything here> 231 Guest login ok. Access restrictions apply ftp> That's all there is to it. The only problem you may come across is a site that doesn't allow anonymous ftp, in which case it will send you some kind of error message saying that the username wasn't found (or some such thing like that). > >that easy Almost. >John Bly Milton IV, jbm@uncle.UUCP, n8emr!uncle!jbm@osu-cis.cis.ohio-state.edu >home: (614) 294-4823, work: (614) 459-7641; CP/M to MP/M, MS-DOS to OS/2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.unix.questions,comp.misc Subject: Re: "anon ftp" -- just how does this work, anyway? Summary: Expires: References: <317@flatline.UUCP> <329@uncle.UUCP> Sender: Reply-To: steve@polyslo.UUCP (Steve DeJarnett) Followup-To: Distribution: na Organization: Lab Rat Rumpus Room -- Cal Poly SLO Keywords: anon, ftp, how? In article <329@uncle.UUCP> jbm@uncle.UUCP (John B. Milton) writes: >In article <317@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes: >>Ok, I've *finally* got an Inet/ARPA address, with all the goodies >>that come along with it. I've been trying to "anonymous ftp" files, >>and I'm beginning to believe it's just a big joke on us Unix types. :-) > >login: ftp >password: ftp Uh, how about this: % ftp <random Internet site name/number here> ftp prep.ai.mit.edu (or ftp 128.52.32.14) (It will come up with some sort of connected message and a login-type prompt indicating where you are ftp-ing to and your current login name) Name (prep.ai.mit.edu:steve): anonymous 331 Guest login ok, send ident as password password: <anything here> 231 Guest login ok. Access restrictions apply ftp> That's all there is to it. The only problem you may come across is a site that doesn't allow anonymous ftp, in which case it will send you some kind of error message saying that the username wasn't found (or some such thing like that). > >that easy Almost. >John Bly Milton IV, jbm@uncle.UUCP, n8emr!uncle!jbm@osu-cis.cis.ohio-state.edu >home: (614) 294-4823, work: (614) 459-7641; CP/M to MP/M, MS-DOS to OS/2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 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 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ked@garnet.berkeley.edu (Earl H. Kinmonth) (09/14/88)
In article <3920@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> steve@polyslo.UUCP (Steve DeJarnett) writes: >In article <329@uncle.UUCP> jbm@uncle.UUCP (John B. Milton) writes: >>In article <317@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes: >>lucky shit >That's all there is to it. The only problem you may come across is a site that >doesn't allow anonymous ftp, in which case it will send you some kind of error >message saying that the username wasn't found (or some such thing like that). In my experience, it's NOT that simple. Some installations are so overloaded (or annonymous ftp logins are at such a low priority) that you will get timed-out just waiting for the login process to complete. At times using ftp can be like trying to type immersed in a pool of molasses using a terminal that may or may not echo what you've typed. Wild card expansion is NOT consistent over ftp installations. Few who promise anonymous ftp logins tell you what the host system is. This leaves you without a clue to file name syntax. The meaning of the "binary" switch seems inconsistent. Between UC machines, this must be on to transfer non-ascii files. Turning the switch on with the Columbia Kermit server produces mangled transfers.