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What is anonymous FTP?
Anonymous Access Not Allowed Information provided for reference
only.
Many universities, government agencies, companies, and private
individuals have set up publicly accessible archives on the
Internet. There are thousands of these sites that contain myriad
programs, data files, and informational text. Maintainers of
such sites establish public directories and files that may be
read by the rest of the world via FTP, usually in a directory
named pub . Specific directions or information about the site is
generally contained in greeting messages or files with names
like README.
To connect to an anonymous FTP site, first enter at the system
prompt:
ftp sitename
Replace sitename with the name of the host to which you want to
connect, such as mirrors.aol.com. When prompted, enter the
username anonymous and an arbitrary password. Most sites will
ask you to enter your e-mail address as the password. If your
login is successful, you can then browse the public directories
on the other computer. You can also perform FTP conveniently
with your World Wide Web browser. For example, to connect to
mirrors.aol.com, direct your Web browser to the URL:
ftp://mirrors.aol.com
Remember that anonymous FTP is a privilege granted by the
organization that owns the computer to which you are connecting,
and you should show good manners in your usage. Don't transfer
files you don't need or an excessive amount of material, and try
to restrict your transfers to off-peak hours. Many FTP sites are
used very heavily, and you may need patience to connect.
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