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- From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Oct 16 00:00:00 1993
- Subject: FAQFTP.TXT contents
- Copyright (c) 1993 by Timo Salmi
- All rights reserved
-
- FAQFTP.TXT Additional questions related to FTP (File Transfer
- Program).
-
- Comments and corrections are solicited.
-
- ..................................................................
- Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
- Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
- Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
- Internet: ts@uwasa.fi or timo.salmi@uwasa.fi; 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?
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- From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Oct 16 00:00:01 1993
- 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
- garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/pd2/camfaq.zip item "Hands on! A newbie's quick
- start to get you going. An example."
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- From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Oct 16 00:00:02 1993
- 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. Eg MsKermit 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
- 43298 May 30 01:07 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/screen/scrlit17.zip
- scrlit17.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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