On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:25:29 -0400, Van Chocstraw wrote:
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> Gene E. Bloch wrote: Quote:
>> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:24:00 -0400, Van Chocstraw wrote:
>> Quote:
>>> Why is there no 'connect' command for ftp? Used to be. Why?
>>> There is disconnect, bye, why no connect.
>>> Used to type connect then the ip address.
>>> How do you connect now?
>>>
>>> I'm just working behind a firewall so don't worry.
>>
>> Have you tried "open"?
>> >
> I figured it out. You type 'ftp ip-address' before you get the ftp prompt. OK, thanks. I haven't used command-line FTP in years, so I had forgotten
that.
I use Fire-FTP, an add-in to Firefox, so I don't have to think any more :-)
BTW, can you use a site-name instead of an IP address? That might be
convenient.
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