To open anonyous FTP session, just enter URL formated like:
ftp://server.name/.
Root directory of server will be displayed. You can control
eMail address sent during login by ARACHNE.CFG variable called
FakeFTPeMail - by default, your real eMail is sent.
To open authorized FTP session, you have to enter following URL:
ftp://username@server.name/home/directory/
You will be prompted for password. On most servers,
"/home/directory/" pathname is not identical to pathname used in HTTP protocol
(eg. on Unix servers, document http://server/~username/ is ussually
accessible also as ftp://username@server/home/username/index.html).
Alternative way to access ftp is to use URLs like:
ftp://username:password@server.name/home/directory/
The problem is, that the passwords will be stored as part of such URL in
history, cache, etc.
Uploading of HTML pages and files to your FTP server is as easy as it can be: just press F2 on any displayed HTML page or image, or click on the icon of file you want to upload in local directory listing. Nothing more. Page offering "Save as...", "Send by eMail" and "FTP upload" dialogue boxes will appear. Just fill in four required fields in "FTP upload" dialogue box (field called "Target" specifies full filename on server, for example "/home/yourusername/index.html") and click the "Upload" button.
Note: FTP directory services (creating and removing directories, removing files) are not yet implemented; you have to use external FTP client to do this.