PMANCHESTER@CCMAIL.SUNYSB.EDU (Peter Byrne Manchester) (03/26/91)
Jeff Burka dropped a couple of stitches in his generous effort to
unlock the mysteries of FTP for new love-hounds. First was a simple typo in
providing the site address: hayes.ims.alaska.edu (he left the final 'a' off
alaska). Second, when you get the HAYES.IMS.ALASKA.EDU> prompt, enter USER
ANONYMOUS, not just ANONYMOUS. The rest of the directions are right on, and
I learned something new myself--the mget command that allows wildcards.
Thanks! One suggestion I would add concerning his properly emphasized reminder
to make it a BINARY transfer: for safety, you can set FTP in binary mode from
the start by invoking it with that switch, i. e. enter FTP /BINARY.
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Peter Manchester
"C'mon, we all sing!" pmanches@sbccmail (BITNET)
pmanchester@ccmail.sunysb.edu (INTERNET)
wisner@ims.alaska.edu (Bill Wisner) (03/26/91)
> Second, when you get the HAYES.IMS.ALASKA.EDU> prompt, enter USER >ANONYMOUS, not just ANONYMOUS. This is version specific. Most versions of FTP (i.e., those based upon the UNIX implementation) automatically prompt for a username after the connection is established. The Multinet VMS version doesn't. > One suggestion I would add concerning his properly emphasized reminder >to make it a BINARY transfer: for safety, you can set FTP in binary mode from >the start by invoking it with that switch, i. e. enter FTP /BINARY. This also is version specific. Most versions don't have a command line switch that turns on binary mode; usually, you must type "binary" at the FTP prompt. Yours for nonstandard software, Bill Wisner <wisner@ims.alaska.edu> Gryphon Gang Fairbanks AK 99775 And we pause for the jets.