Re: FN-FORUM: FTP connections

date posted 17th January 2006 17:26

I avoid FTP sites as much as possible and use http://www.yousendit.com/ -
saves soooo much trouble!


On 17/1/06 5:40 pm, "Robert Keight" [EMAIL REMOVED]
wrote:

>
> Hi All,
>
> Query regarding FTP connections over the internet: I'm increasingly having
> to download repro files from FTP sites rather than being supplied a disc or
> ISDN. It is often the case that any given site will connect ok through
> Safari on a Mac but not on a PC with IE, and vice versa (with many other
> combinations inbetween). This means that significant time is wasted trying
> various combinations of platform and browser to try and get a transfer
> going. Sometimes the link has a username and password built into it
> (referred to by customer as browser optimised), other times this has to be
> entered manually. In any case the whole process is very temperamental and
> starting to become a proper hassle.
>
> I wonder if anyone can clarify for me the difference between connecting
> through a web browser or using an FTP client?; and what key questions to
> consider when trying to connect? My limited understanding is that FTP should
> be cross platform like web, but this is certainly not the case judging by
> recent experience.
>
> Example:>>>
> Trying to download from a Hermstedt Stingray FTS server, using a URL.
>
> Failed:
> OS X - Firefox, error message reads something like "won't open"
> OS X - Safari, error message reads something like "cannot open..."
> Windows XP - IE6, eror message similar to those above
> Windows XP - Smart FTP, error message similar to those above
>
> Succeeded:
> Windows 2000 - IE, connection and download worked ok.
>
> Has anyone got any advice for troubleshooting FTP issues?
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob
>
>




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