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Anonymous FTP

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) can be initiated from your PC or from a host. There is a special User-ID for FTP users who don't have a regular User-ID on the host to or from which they wish to transfer files. This User-ID is not available on all hosts. If a host supports this special User-ID, the host is said to support Anonymous FTP. You can FTP from one Internet site to another. On the UNT campus, FTP is supported by the VAX, Sol, Jove, and CMS. You can also use FTP from yoksur PC or Mac in certain situations (contact ACS at 565-2324 if you have questions about this).

To FTP to an anonymous FTP site, you would type: ftp remoteIP Address. The IP address will look something like: FTP.unt.edu or 129.120.1.1 (this is the Anonymous FTP account on Sol). When prompted for a username you would type: anonymous. When prompted for a password you would type your User-ID (me@unt.edu for example). You can now use the dir command to see a directory listing, cd command to change directories,and the get filename command to transfer files (remember to type binary before transferring binary files). You can type help if you have questions about FTP commands.

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