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Article #7493Re: What is FTP? (really - FTP doesn't work here)
From: Todd Krein
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1986 19:10
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1986 19:10
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> A frequent question on usenet: > how do I ftp from xxx a file mentioned in some newsgroup? > > Answer: almost always requires that you have access to a machine on the > ARPAnet (actually DOD internet these days, with ARPAnet and MILNET being the > two main subnets), running TCP/IP software. > FTP is an interactive file transfer protocol command; usually you interact > with a series of commands to establish a connection to some remote machine, > log in, copy files in either direction, examine directories, etc. A bit > like UUCP. > Hmm, is that why I can't get FTP to connect to columbia or simtel20? When I try, I get an "unknown Host" error. Is there any fix for/way around this? Todd Krein vizard@dartvax
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!husc6!harvard!panda!genrad!decvax!dartvax!vizard From: vizard@dartvax.UUCP (Todd Krein) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: What is FTP? (really - FTP doesn't work here) Message-ID: <4951@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 2-Aug-86 15:10:44 EDT Article-I.D.: dartvax.4951 Posted: Sat Aug 2 15:10:44 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Aug-86 00:44:34 EDT References: <15200027@hpcvlo.UUCP> <740002@wdl1.UUCP> <2913@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 19