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 - byb default, your real eMail is sent.
To open authorized FTP session, you have to enter following URL:
ftp://username:password@server.name/home/directory/.
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:password@server/home/username/index.html).
Arachne FTP currently doesn't support format with hidden password (ftp://username@server)
and prompting for password in password dialog box. We appologise for inconvenience;
it will be implemented later.
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 Upload.
Note: FTP directory services (creating and removing directoris, removing files) are not yet implemented; you have to use external FTP client to do this.