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- (Please send comments or suggestions to boydm@atari.archive.umich.edu)
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- Jeff Weiner's FTP Basics Vol.1 #1
-
-
- Part 1: Logging in
- To begin an ftp session, the first thing you need to do is log in to our
- machine. You can do this by issuing the 'ftp atari.archive.umich.edu'
- command. You should then see something like this:
-
- Connected to atari.archive.umich.edu.
- 220 atari.archive.umich.edu FTP server (Version 4.169 Wed Jan 2 17:03:56 EST 199
- 1) ready.
- Name (yourhost.domain.edu:yourusername):
-
- At this prompt you'll want to type 'anonymous'. On some hosts, the word
- 'guest' will work, but 'anonymous' is always a sure bet.
-
- If you don't see this login prompt, but instead get something like
- 'Our host was unable to trace a name back to (some internet address).
- We only accept ftp from properly registered hosts', then you'll have to
- ask your sys-admin to properly register your machine in its name servers.
- There's nothing we can do on this end, so please don't bother asking.
- Also, if your machine doesn't allow you to specify the atari.archive name,
- try using out internet address : 141.211.164.8 Then, march down to
- your sys-admins office and ask him to install name-service. Your life will
- become much easier.
-
- Assuming you recieved the above prompt, you'll then be asked for a
- password. Use your mail address. For example, I would use
- 'weiner@atari.archive.umich.edu'
-
-
- Part 2: Basic Commands
- Once you're logged on, there's a few basic commands you'll want to know about.
-
- ls : lists the names of files of sub-directories in a directory.
- ls -C : Lists the files horizontally, instead of vertically.
- ls -F : Lists filenames, but adds a / to the end of directory names.
- dir : does the same thing as ls, but is needed on some other machines
- ls -l : A verbose listing of files. Includes permissions, filesize, etc.
- cd : changes directories (i.e. 'cd atari' would put you in the atari area)
- cd .. : Goes 'back up' a directory, to the one you came from.
-
- This from redmond@IUS4.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU:
- For more than one argument to ls, use double quotes. Eg. ls "-FC *.lzh"
-
- These are about all you need to get moving around the archive.
-
-
- Part 3: Getting the Goddies
-
- The main reason you want to ftp in the first place is to quickly transfer
- files. More often than not, you'll want to transfer the files from
- the archive to your account. You can do this using the following commands:
-
- First, find the file you want to download.
- Second, issue the command 'type binary'. This tells our machine that
- you'll be transferring a binary file. This is really important. You'll
- waste a LOT of time if you download files that were not transferred in
- binary mode.
- Third, issue the command 'get <filename.ext>'. This will instruct
- the archive host to send <filename.ext> to your account.
-
- The last thing you'll want to do is use the 'quit' command. This
- tells our machine you're no longer interested in ftping files, and would
- like to go back to your command prompt.
-
- Now, you'll need to download your files from your mainframe(sparc, whatever)
- to your ST. Usually you'll want to use either kermit or x- or y- or z-modem
- protocols. They're very reliable. I'd be quite hesitant to try something
- else. Also, your machine and ST are usually unique to you. This means
- that I really can't help you with this part. You could try asking, but
- I'm going to promise anything.
-
- Part 4: A Few Words on Net Ettiquette
-
- Net Ettiquette is something that every net user should be aware of.
- Relating to ftp, and our archive, it is essentially this:
-
- 1) Try to keep ftp usage to an absolute minimum during business hours,
- in our time zone. That would be 9 am to 5 pm , EST. This roughly means
- upload or download one file or so and little else during these hours. After
- 5pm, have a blast. Go nuts. We probably won't mind nearly as much.....
- Otherwise, we will drive to your campus or place of work (even if you
- live in Europe) and we'll kick your butt. Or, Jon will sing Prince
- songs to you. Whichever you'd like the least.
-
- 2) If you have a question about some aspect of ftp service or some
- other area of your computer, please ask around at your site first. Don't
- immediately fire off all of your questions to us. I don't mind answering
- questions about the archive, problems with logging in, or something
- similar. But I tend to get upset when people ask me questions like,
- "Jeff, how come I can't get the fgrep command to work properly on
- my sparc station...."
-
- 3) Please try to upload files that you know the archive doesn't have. I
- know it's not the greatest thing to do, but if you can find time to
- download stuff, I think you can find time to return the favor and
- upload things also.
-
-
- If you have any reasonable questions, any comments or concerns, etc.
- please mail them to me, weiner@atari.archive.umich.edu.
-
- Thanks,
- weiner
-