FTP quesion

[deftonez]

hey im a newbie, and i was wondering if anyone knows how this is set up;

lets say i login in to ftp.domain.com

and enter my user/pass

and all that i see in the browser window is...

files on the server.

and i would be able to just drag and drop files from my desktop to the window
and vice versa.

i have seen this before. but cant find a prime example

any tips? programs? code?

i need ASAP plz

-dennis
dennis@saysi.org
AIM: xfourdegreesx

[fac3less]

best way to do it is to use a program like 'filezilla'

but yeah - you can connect to ftp via your browser.. if thats what you're asking

[sznapsDOTcom]

Just type in the adress bar ftp://ftp.domain.com And replace domain.com with your domain, then your all set, if you have a dedicated ip you'll need to right click and do login as and login...

[Fuzzylogic]

A nice more or less simple program to use is SmartFTP, I like that one a lot.

However, as they said if you want you can use Internet Explorer to browse an FTP site.

[Viper007Bond]

Originally posted by sznapsDOTcom
Just type in the adress bar ftp://ftp.domain.com And replace domain.com with your domain, then your all set, if you have a dedicated ip you'll need to right click and do login as and login...
Why anyone would want to use IE as an FTP client is beyond me...

[fac3less]

Can't teach the masses..

[KLH]

Originally posted by Viper007Bond
Why anyone would want to use IE as an FTP client is beyond me...

Sometimes that is all you have..

[fac3less]

and that kids - is what the intardweb is for.

www.download.com

google.com

filezilla.

[Winston]

I use FlashFxp or WSFTP. WSFTP is pretty simple for beginners and not hard to set up. I havent ever tried Filezilla but i'd look at it just for fun.

[sznapsDOTcom]

I perfer flashfxp, but sometimes ie is just easier...

[Viper007Bond]

I use WS_FTP Pro only 'cause I'm too lazy to find something else and re-add all my FTP accounts.

[Winston]

Anything is better cause IE is horrible for FTP stuff!!!

[Fuzzylogic]

Originally posted by Viper007Bond
Why anyone would want to use IE as an FTP client is beyond me...

Because if you are not at your computer it works great.

For example, in a computer lab.

Working on a client's computer, etc.

I'm not going to install software on someone else's computer.

So I use IE just so I can get what I need and be done with it.


IE works just fine if all you need is quick access.

[Viper007Bond]

Originally posted by Fuzzylogic
IE works just fine if all you need is quick access.
That's the thing - there's nothing quick about IE when it comes to FTP. 1/2 the time it goes unresponsive while it's waiting for a return ping or whatnot.

[KLH]

Originally posted by Viper007Bond
That's the thing - there's nothing quick about IE when it comes to FTP. 1/2 the time it goes unresponsive while it's waiting for a return ping or whatnot.

I've never had that many problems with IE and ftping.

[Unicorn2]

Originally posted by Viper007Bond
Why anyone would want to use IE as an FTP client is beyond me...

Uhm, that works with netscape, too, last I remember.

[Fuzzylogic]

Originally posted by KLH
I've never had that many problems with IE and ftping.

Ditto, it takes longer as it does some stupid "calculating time to transfer files" shit, which often takes longer than the actual file transfer. But it works well in a pinch.

[Viper007Bond]

Hmm, IE always goes unresponsive for a bit when connecting and stuff for me. Odd... Oh well, it doesn't matter. ;)