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From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Jun 15 00:00:00 1996
Subject: FAQFTP.TXT contents
Copyright (c) 1993-1996 by Timo Salmi
All rights reserved
FAQFTP.TXT Additional questions related to FTP (File Transfer
Program). Comments and corrections are solicited.
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Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of news:comp.archives.msdos.announce
Moderating at ftp:// & http://garbo.uwasa.fi archives 193.166.120.5
Department of Accounting and Business Finance ; University of Vaasa
ts@uwasa.fi http://uwasa.fi/~ts BBS 961-3170972; FIN-65101, Finland
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1) What is anonymous FTP? How do I get files from sites using it?
2) How to read scrolling text files on-line during an FTP session?
3) How do I convert Unix text files to PC files, and vice versa?
4) How do I download a zipped file using WWW and Netscape?
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From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Jun 15 00:00:01 1996
Subject: Basics of anonymous FTP
1. *****
Q: What is anonymous FTP? How do I get files from sites using it?
A: Both these questions are covered in PD2ANS.TXT which is a part
of this same Frequently Asked Questions collection. See the very
first question in the said file. For the second part of the question
see Appendix A of PD2ANS.TXT. Much the same information is given in
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/pd2/camfaq.zip item "Hands on! A newbie's
quick start to get you going. An example." That file has been posted
regularly to the Usenet newsgroup comp.archives.msdos.announce.
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From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Jun 15 00:00:02 1996
Subject: Reading text files on-line in FTP
2. *****
Q: How to read scrolling text files on-line during an FTP session?
A: Take a moment to study the two tricks in the demonstration
session log below. The tricks are "ls -CF" and "ls -lF |less". A
third trick is to have a terminal emulator with a scroll-back
buffer. E.g. MsKermit terminal emulation program has this convenient
feature. You can even read a text file with theses trick by applying
eg "get README |less". You can direct a listing to a file. Example
"ls -lF dir.log". You shell from the session by "!less dir.log" to
read the file.
*** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***
Handy as these tricks are, you should use them judiciously, since
they keep the FTP connection open. Recall that there may be many
simultaneous users at the more popular FTP sites. It is better to
decrease the load by first getting the text files (eg the example
README, especially if it is long) and read them at your leasure at
your own host after you have closed the FTP connection. There may
even access limitations on the maximum simultaneous number of FTP
users, so do not hog the connection.
> ftp garbo.uwasa.fi <--- your input
Connected to garbo.uwasa.fi.
220 garbo.uwasa.fi FTP server ready.
Name (garbo.uwasa.fi:ts): anonymous <--- your input
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password: [your email address] <--- your input
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> ls -CF <--- your input
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
.FSP_CONTENT bin/ lost+found/ pc/ ql/
.message dev/ ls-lR.Z photos/ unix/
CD-ROM.INF etc/ mac/ private-ajh/ usr/
CDROM/ garbo-gifs/ mirror/ private-hv/ windows/
HELP home-brew/ next/ private-ts/
226 Transfer complete.
remote: -CF
211 bytes received in 0.03 seconds (6.8 Kbytes/s)
ftp> cd /pc/ts <--- your input
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ls -lF |less <--- your input
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
total 4087
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ts 29359 Oct 11 04:03 0news-ts
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ts 36892 Dec 31 1990 0news89.ts
[parts deleted]
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ts 39143 May 31 1989 tsf2cm15.zip
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ts 82531 Aug 18 11:46 tsfaqn37.zip
:q <--- your input
226 Transfer complete.
local: |less remote: -lF
3638 bytes received in 70 seconds (0.051 Kbytes/s)
ftp> close <--- your input
221 Goodbye.
ftp> quit <--- your input
>
There is also an alternative approach to reading long text files
on-line if you are using a PC for your terminal emulation. Get a
screen buffer program where you can scroll the text back and forth.
For example get
45720 Oct 19 01:08 ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/screen/scrlit18.zip
scrlit18.zip SCROLLit, Advanced Screen ScrollBack Buffer (good)
or whatever version is the current. Another scrollback buffer
program is /pc/screen/buffit30.zip.
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From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Jun 15 00:00:03 1996
Subject: Unix <--> MS-DOS conversions
3. *****
Q: How do I convert Unix text files to PC files, and vice versa?
A: This is maybe not be an actual FTP question, but it is so
closely related to file transfers that it is at home here in
faqftp.txt in ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/ts/tsfaqn44.zip.
> I need to convert a Unix text file to a PC text file. How can I do
> that?
Unix and MS-DOS use different eolns (end of lines) for text files.
In Unix the next line character is ascii 10, while MS-DOS uses an
ascii 13 ascii 10 pair.
You can do the conversion in several different ways.
1) If the text file with the Unix eolns is not already on your PC,
first transfer the Unix file in binary mode from your Unix host to
your PC. Convert the file with the Unix eolns on your PC. There are
many programs that can do the conversion, like
"UNIX2PC.EXE Unix text eolns to PC eolns"
from
122356 Apr 1 13:51 ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pub/pc/ts/tsfilt22.zip
tsfilt22.zip Programs for filtering messages, log files, Unix-PC, etc.
or
"FILGEN.EXE Generalized filter for any file"
"UNIX2PC.XLT Unix newlines to PC newlines"
from
68793 Feb 20 14:04 ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/ts/tsfltb18.zip
tsfltb18.zip Easily customizable general filters, for text or binary.
or
14395 Jul 26 1989 ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/unix/flip1exe.zoo
flip1exe.zoo Do newline conversions between *NIX and MS-DOS
The advantage with flip is that it preserves data stamps and it
works both ways (Unix -> MS-DOS, MS-DOS -> Unix). You can also
preserve date stamps by using U2PC.BAT "Change Unix eolns to MS-DOS
eolns" from tsfilt22.zip. Another advantage of flip is that it can
take wild cards for the files to be flipped.
2) Do the conversion from Unix eolns to MS-DOS eolns already at your
Unix host using a Unix filter like
830 Mar 18 1993 ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/unix/ts/unix2pc
unix2pc Filter Unix end of lines to PC end of lines, T.Salmi
or a program like
26409 Dec 5 1992 ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/unix/fileutil/flip.tar.Z
flip.tar.Z Covert text file eolns between MS-DOS and Unix
3) The third option is complicated the first time out if you do not
already have the necessary facilities installed, but once you do, it
is perhaps the best alternative, since it decreases the size of the
file to be transferred. I use this option quite a lot myself.
First make a .zip file of your Unix text file on your Unix host. For
this you will need to have the zip program on your Unix host. The
Unix .zip is available from the /unix/arcers directory at Garbo
archives as
304911 Sep 23 21:12 ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/unix/arcers/zip201.tar.Z
zip201.tar.Z Info-ZIP's portable zipper (Unix,VMS,..), 2.04 compatible
If you do not know how to handle that, get
1781 Aug 12 00:26 ftp://garbo.uwasa.