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From: jasonf@cetemp.Eng.Sun.COM (Jason Freund)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: How to FTP, by Jason Freund
Keywords: FTP
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Date: 19 Sep 90 18:05:49 GMT
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	I'm no expert on FTPing, but for those of you completely in the 
dark, here's my interpretation of how to get started: (No flames, please)
If I you find anything grossly innaccurate and misleading, please post.


First see if your machine has the FTP command:  TYPE "ftp".  You should get
	the prompt "ftp> " or something like that.  TYPE "bye" to exit.
	If you don't get the prompt, look for the path to the ftp command
	with "whereis ftp".  It should be in /usr/ucb/ftp.  

If that worked, try "ftp"ing to another computer, preferably one with amiga
	stuff on it, like a.cs.uiuc.edu (128.174.252.1).
	"a.cs.uiuc.edu"  is the name of a host computer like mine, 
		cetemp.Corp.sun.com.
	128.174.252.1 is UNIX's node address for that computer.
	TYPE "ftp 128.174.252.1"  (it is better to use the #.#.#.# format
	instead of a.b.c.d)

If that worked you should get something like "Connecting to ...."
	If you connect, it should ask you for your user name.
		TYPE "anonymous"  (since you just want to visit and 
		download some stuff and you don't have an account there). 
		"anonymous" works on all public ftp sites.  
	Any password (except RETURN works in most cases).  So TYPE in 
		anything for the password.  
	If you don't connect and you get "Host unreachable..." or something 
		then you need to ask your system administrator how to set 
		up ftp in your account.  Sometimes schools or businesses will 
		have a special "gateway" for security purposes to restrict 
		ftp-ing in and out.  In that case, you'd need to get an 
		account on their gateway machine to get access to the outside 
		world.  
	You should be logged into another machine.  
		Your shell now has a limited vocabulary like "ls", "cd", 
		and all of the really basic essentials.  

Look around for a file you want.  
	To download it, you need to TYPE: 
		"hash" -- Makes "#" marks on screen so you can see how fast 
			download is going.  Optional.  
        	"binary" -- If the file you want to get is not pure ascii 
			text, you need to type "binary" to set some mark 
			to "I" 
		"get <filename>" -- puts that file in your current directory.
     			("put <filename>" "uploads" a file to your host 
			machine -- make sure you put it in the "incoming 
			directory).

Many files have a ".Z" or another extension.  you need to type "sh -c <file>" 
	and "uudecode <file>" to unarchive and decompress most stuff. 
	If you unarchive something and find a "Makefile", just TYPE "make"

																       
Here are some sample ftp sites with amiga stuff: 
      a.cs.uiuc.edu (128.174.252.1)
      abcd20.larc.nasa.gov  (Xanth)
      ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
      a.cs.uiuc.edu
      mars.ee.msstate.edu
      uafcseg.uark.edu
      ftp.ecs.clarkston.edu
      alfred.carleton.ca
      pilot.njin.net (only has ftp list)
      trantor.umd.edu


Jason Freund, Sun Microsystems,  jasonf@cetemp.Corp.sun.com  <== summer address
Deprtmnt of Computer Science, Univ California, Davis. freund@sakura.ucdavis.edu
Quantum Link: JasonF5,  Compu$erve: 72007,244, 690 Erie Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
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