Copyright: Copyright ® 1995, Scott Valley Systems


Table of Contents
QuickNet Help

Product Description
Descriptive Entry Name
Remote Host Site
User id
Password
Local File
Remote File
FTP Transfer Timeout
Anonymous Login
File Transfer Modes
FTP PORT Command
Author Information
Acknowledgements
License Agreement
Where to get latest version
Installation and related problems
Glossary

This is a simplified HELP file.  A more complete context-sensitive version is included in the Registered Version.


Description

Description:

This File Transfer Protocol (FTP) product is designed with the business community in mind. If you regularly download (or upload) the same file from the same place, then this product is for you. Once the entry is configured, just point and click.

QuickNet™ has two features which set it apart from other similar products:

(1)  The product can't be used for "surfing the net".  The user has to know what file and where it is. Thus productivity is enhanced.

(2)  Your passwords are encrypted.  At no time are any sensitive passwords left around in an un-encrypted form.  You don't have to worry about unauthorized uses.

This application is a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client application for Windows Sockets and was designed to take full advantage of the point and click capabilities of the Windows 3.1 environment. QuickNet™ provides ease of use for the beginner plus a full set of functions for the power user.  QuickNet™ provides features, such as retention of site profiles.

QuickNet™ conforms to the WinSock interface specification, making it a WinSock compliant application.

For more information on FTP and FTP sites, please refer to one of the many different NETNEWS groups or one of the recent books on the Internet.


Entry Name

Entry Name:

This is the descriptive name given to your entry.


Host Site

Host Site:

This is Internet address of the site you want to connect to. This is either a fully qualified Internet host name or an IP address. Please note that it is case sensitive.

 FTP.SOMEWHERE   is different from ftp.somewhere


User Id

User Id:

This is user id that you would use to log onto the remote FTP site.

Example:	  jjones


Password

Password:

This is your remote FTP site logon id.  It is covered over by asterisks on the screen and scrambled when written out to disk.

Example:	  aardvark


Local File

Local File:

This the pathname and filename you wish to use on your local PC.

Example:	  c:\temp\index.htm


Remote File

Remote File:

This is the path and the name of the file on the remote site.

 NOTE:   The remote site path and name use front slashs ("/") rather than the  familiar backslash ("\") used by the PC.

Example:	  /pub/users/jjones/index.html


Timeout

Timeout:

Note that the initial connection Timeout is determined by your WinSock DLL.  Setting this value higher does not have any effect on the initial connection to the host.  Setting to less than the amount of time that your WinSock DLL uses will cause the connection to fail in that amount of seconds.

File transfers will not time out, and must be canceled, to end the transfer in the case of a lost connection.


Anonymous Login

Anonymous Login:

Checking this box will automatically enter anonymous as your user id and enter your e-mail address as the password.  This feature is only available in the Registered Version


Transfer

TRANSFERRING FILES:

File uploads and downloads do NOT timeout.  You must CANCEL the operation in the event that you lose the connection to the remote host.

The current transfer may be cancelled by clicking on the ABORT button.  File uploads will cancel immediately while file downloads may take up to 30 seconds to cancel.  The partial file is not deleted automatically.

 FILE TRANSFER MODE:

Use Binary mode to transfer all files unless you know the file only contains text, then use ASCII.

If you KNOW that the host that you are connecting to is the same system type as your local host, you CAN always use BINARY mode and never use ASCII.

 Transfer Modes

 ASCII (Transfer mode)

Used for TEXT file transferring.  The end of line character that is different on different type of computers.  This will insure that the end of line character is translated properly.

If you KNOW that the host that you are transferring to or from is the same as your local host, you CAN always use BINARY mode and never use ASCII.

 Binary (Transfer mode)

Used for non-TEXT file transferring.  Executable programs, word processing documents, spreadsheets, databases, graphic and sound are some examples of files that MUST be transferred in BINARY mode.

 L8 (Transfer mode)

Used for VMS non-TEXT file transferring.


Port

PORT Cmds:

This is the port to connect to on the remote host.  This is normally 21, however, it may be something different if you are going through a firewall. This feature is only available in the Registered Version

This causes the PORT nn,nn,nn,nn,nn,nn command to be sent to the remote system each time afile is transferred.


Author

Author Information

Copyright © 1995 and Written by:

Christopher Liles

Scott Valley Systems

P.O. Box 740

Etna, CA  96027-0740

(703)-467-3103

E-MAIL: <cliles@snowcrest.net>


Acknowledgements

 Michael Marchuk ,  author of "Building Internet Applications with Visual Basic".

 Kris Jamsa and Ken Cope , authors of "Internet Programming".

 John A. Junod , developer of WS_FTP, and a leader in this particular field of development.

 Paul Arnote , developer of MiniHelp Plus v3.21, without whose product this Help file would have been much more difficult.


License

QuickNet™ Version 1.02
 License Agreement

 QuickNet Version 1.02

Copyright  ©  Scott Valley Systems
All rights reserved

INSTALLATION OF QUICKNET™ ON YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM IMPLIES AGREEMENT WITH THE  TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW.

DISTRIBUTION OF QUICKNET™ , ITS ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMS AND DOCUMENTATION IS CONSIDERED AS IS.  THE AUTHOR OFFERS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.  THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS IN NO WAY LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHICH MAY RESUKT FROM THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM OR THE INABILITY TO USE IT.  EXCLUSION FROM LIABILITY INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

 QuickNet™  is distributed as Shareware.  It is not free, freeware, or in the public domain.  You may use QuickNet™  for a trial period of 30 days, at no additional cost to you, to determine if it fits your needs.  If you decide to keep QuickNet™  or use it regularly, you are obligated to register it and pay the registration fee.  Individual copies of the unregistered version of QuickNet™  may be given to your friends and associates for the same thirty day trial period.  You may also upload unregistered  versions of QuickNet™  to the public section of any public BBS, only as long as you share or upload the ORIGINAL files without alteration of any kind to any of the files.

You may not modify or disassemble Quicknet™,  not distribute any modified or disassembled versions of QuickNet™.  permission obtained from the author, Scott Valley Systems.

You may make backup copies of QuickNet™  as necessary for archival purposes only.

You may not divulge the Registration Code of Quicknet™  to any other user or groups of users.  Only the author and/or his agents may divulge the Registration Code.

 U.S. Government RESTRICTED RIGHTS.   Use, duplication, or disclosure by any Governmental Body is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.225-7013


Latest Version

LATEST VERSION:

The "home" site (where to get the latest shareware version) of QuickNet™ is FTP.SNOWCREST.NET.  QuickNet™ is located in the /cliles directory.  The configuration information is:

NAME:	QuickNet™

HOST:	FTP.SNOWCREST.NET

TYPE:	AUTO DETECT

USER ID:	anonymous

PASSWORD:	your_email_address

DIRECTORY:	/cliles


Installation

Installation and Related Problems:

Place QuickNet™.EXE, QuickNet™.HLP and QuickNet™.INI in your Windows directory or in any directory you choose.

The easiest way to add QuickNet™ to your Program Manager is to drag the program name out of the File Manager into the desired Program Manager window.

-OR-

In the Windows Program Manager, select the File New menu option and create a new program item.

Enter a command line with the full path to QUICKNET.EXE and set the working directory as desired. Click on OK.

Note that you currently must have QuickNet™.HLP and QuickNet™.INI in your working directory OR in the Windows directory.


Glossary

GLOSSARY:

 ANONYMOUS:  Most FTP sites support anonymous logins where you do not have to have an actual account on the system in order to access the system to transfer files.  Normally the userid is the word anonymous and the password is your full e-mail address.  Usually, you can place a minus (-) sign as the first character of your e-mail address to reduce the number of messages that come from the host FTP process.

 FIREWALLS:  Some organizations have chosen to separate their networks from the rest of the world while still allowing certain users the ability to access resources outside of that organization's network.  This access is provided through a "gateway" or "firewall" host system and is generally uni-directional. This feature is not yet available for Quicknet™.

 WINSOCK:  WinSock is a specification that network software providers use as a guideline for the standardapplication programming interface to their network software.

 UPLOAD:  Transferring a file FROM your local workstation TO a remote host or workstation.

 DOWNLOAD:  Transferring a file TO your local workstation FROM a remote host or workstation.


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