On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:22:45 -0400, +Bob+ wrote:
Quote:
> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:48:31 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
> <not-me@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Quote:
>>On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:25:29 -0400, Van Chocstraw wrote:
>> Quote:
>>> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:24:00 -0400, Van Chocstraw wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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. >
> Type FTP at the command prompt
> Type ? at the FTP> prompt
> All commands will be revealed! BUT not the answer to my question...
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