can anyone help me with ftp?

[speedballbanks]

yeah i just was wondering if someone can help me with ftp i really want to know how it works and se if i can do it myself.

[dave_p]

type *ftp* at a dos prompt and then type *help* and that will give you a list of available commands. if you want to learn the manual way to ftp . there are drag and drop programs like ws_ftp, cuteftp and some others. the best way is to learn to do it manually, learn all the commands and such. any good unix/linux manual will cover ftp too. if you have access to a unix system type *man ftp* at the prompt and you will get tons of info on using ftp.
if for instance you wanted to take a file from a server it would look like this in dos:

c:/>ftp foo-net.foobar.org //type ftp command
220 ProFTPD 1.2.5rc1 Server (foo-net Ftpd) [foo-net.foobar.org]
User (foo-net.foobar.orgnone)): fubarino //enter username
331 Password required for fubarino.
Password: //enter password
230 User fubarino logged in.
ftp> cd public_html //change to web directory
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> get links.html //snatch a page
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for links.html (1027 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.//success!!
1059 bytes received in 0.03 seconds (35.30 Kbytes/sec)
ftp> bye //logout
221 Goodbye.

all url's have been fubared for everyones protection!

[MikeCouves]

Yeah I just use WS_Ftp. You have to pay for CuteFTP now, which is a turn off for poor people like me . It's cool, but it can be tricky so yes, you should learn it manually.

[dave_p]

here, i just ftp'd the man pages for ftp onto my webserver for you, go here:

http://m-net.arbornet.org/~lorax/ftpman.html

[speedballbanks]

some guy posted on here his ftp site with the paintball vids on it and i was just wondering what is the easiest way to do that because i want to store files on it and one more ? if i put the files in there can i delete them off of my computer????? answer them all if you can.

[dave_p]

ok, i get it!, sorry for the information overload. to get files off of his site you can just type his ftp address into your browser: ftp://www.ftpserver.com(or whatever it is) and you should be able to get files by double clicking on them.

to upload files is another story, easiest way is to go to zdnet or cnet and download a shareware ftp program and follow its instructions, they are graphical interface and probably pretty easy. the cheap way with tools you already have would be like this:

open a dos session
type ftp [url of ftp server]
if asked for a username type anonymous
if asked for a password type your email address
type the word binary at the ftp> prompt to send video or pictures
type put [full path of the file you are sending] [name of file as you want it on server]
you will get a success message if it worked
to end session type bye

you can delete files from your computer after you verify they are where you sent them, but then you wont have a backup incase the server goes down and your files get smoked.

[speedballbanks]

ok so i get the program and then what i read what you wrote but i do't get it do i have to used dos? i hate dos. can i use one of those ftp progs? instead of dos?

[dave_p]

no, with a ftp program like ws_ftp you will not need dos. i do not know how these programs work though so youll have to read the help after you install it. i always ftp manually, not that its any better, i just never felt like getting another program to do it.

[speedballbanks]

ok thanks i will get that stuff so i can do the thing with the thing lol thanks alot