Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!spool.mu.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!caen!news From: todd_strauch@med.umich.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm Subject: Re: FTP for MacTCP? Message-ID: Date: 13 Jun 91 16:31:18 GMT Article-I.D.: engin.W9B-!1 References: <30989@hydra.gatech.EDU> Organization: University of Michigan Medical School Lines: 21 In article <30989@hydra.gatech.EDU> ce1zzes@prism.gatech.EDU (Eric Sheppard) writes: >I asked a while ago about this, but only got a few confused replies. >I have a stock Mac II machine with Ethertalk card, and MacTCP 1.0.1. >I am currently using NCSA Telnet 2.2-TCP for communications, but there >_still_ is no FTP. By FTP, I mean I want to initiate an FTP session >from the Mac to a remote host for file transfer. I do *not* want to >telnet to that host and start a reverse-FTP session like with the non-TCP >Telnet and 2.3 Telnet. Telnet and FTP exist as two different programs for >the MSDOS machines, doesn't it exist for the Macintosh? Where? > >Eric >-- >Eric Sheppard Georgia Tech | "Of course the US Constitution isn't >Atlanta, GA | perfect; but it's a lot better than what >ARPA: ce1zzes@prism.gatech.edu | we have now." -Unknown >uucp: ...!{allegra,amd,hplabs,seismo,ut-ngp}!gatech!prism!ce1zzes > MacIP from the folks at Leland Stanford Junior University has an FTP option. It is very intuitive and easy to use. On top of FTP, you get Finger, WhoIs and Telnet. It is available for download from Sumex-Aim.Standford.Edu.