FTP 101

FTP is a utility used to send and recieve files to and from a remote computer. There are 2 computers involved.....The Server....and The Client (you). The first step is for the client to connect to the server. The second step is for the client to send commands to the server.

To connect to the server, from Windows simply click on START and then RUN. In the empty space type: ftp You are now ready to begin. You will see "ftp>" after which you can type in any of the following commands depending on what you want to accomplish.

COMMAND	FUNCTION
open ftp.abc.com	Connect to the remote server abc.com if user and password are accepted
get abc.txt	Download the file abc.txt to your computer
put abc.txt	Upload the file abc.txt to the server
ascii	Sets the file transfer type to ascii...used for text files (.txt)
binary	Sets the file transfer type to binary...used for binary files (.exe or .zip)
close	Disconnect from the server
quit	Quits the ftp session