When you first open Fetch you are presented with the sign-on dialog box; at other times you can press the Open Connection... button in order to see that dialog. The sign-on dialog has fields for entering four pieces of information:
• the name of the machine you wish to transfer files with (or “host name”)
• the name of your account on that machine (or “user id”)
• the password for that account
• the name of the starting directory (optional)
The sign-on dialog also contains a shortcut mechanism for filling in some or all of these fields. To the right of the word “Shortcuts” there is an icon representing a pop-up menu.
Example: Press on the icon to use the menu and select the item titled “Dartmouth Archives.” When you release the mouse the machine name, user id, and starting directory fields will be filled in. The machine name is “ftp.dartmouth.edu,” a Unix computer in Dartmouth’s Kiewit Computation Center. Note that the user id is “anonymous.” Many machines, including ftp.dartmouth.edu, allow any user to transfer files with it as a guest, without specifying a password. You may then click the OK button to initiate the connection.
