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From: makmur@hardees.rutgers.edu (Hanz Makmur)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: FTP on the Mac
Message-ID: <Jul.27.22.36.23.1989.23594@hardees.rutgers.edu>
Date: 28 Jul 89 02:36:24 GMT
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> It just seems like a hassle to create a terminal session
>with a machine to which I initiate an ftp session to transer files to
>that machine and when I'm done initiate an ftp session with the machine to
>my Mac in order to get the files where I originally wanted them. This requires
>dual ftp transfers for each file that I want!  Is there a solution to this?

The answer is yes but you still have to log on to your machine.
Have you heard about proxy in FTP ??
1.using NCSA Telnet.
  SEND FTP COMMAND 
  SET TRANSFER DIRECTORY
 
at FTP> , type the following,
   FTP>  proxy open TheOtherComputer
   
when it's open, FTP>proxy user yourname
		Password:noproxy-needed-here

now, you have connect your mac to the machine that you just FTP.
if you do ls at this instant, you will see your Mac directory.
But if you do proxy ls, you will see the directory of the second
Machine that you FTP.

to transfer files directly from Second Machine to Mac directly with
just one FTP(without going to the first machine)
FTP>proxy put filename.   (put will transfer files from 2nd Machine to
your Mac directly. No need to worry if your mainframe account running
out of space and dual FTP)

Have fun. If you need more help  consult your FTP manual.
( I have tried this many times on my unix account.)

Hanz Makmur