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03-25-2009
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| | Re: FTP 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. -- Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom |
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03-25-2009
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| | Re: FTP 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"? > -- <<//--------------------\\>> Van Chocstraw Quote: Quote: >>\\--------------------//<< |
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03-25-2009
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| | Re: FTP On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:25:29 -0400, Van Chocstraw wrote: Quote: > 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. 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. -- Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom |
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03-25-2009
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| | Re: FTP On 25 Mar 2009, "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@xxxxxx> wrote in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general: Quote: > BTW, can you use a site-name instead of an IP address? That might > be convenient. |
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03-26-2009
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| | Re: FTP 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: Quote: >>> 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 ? at the FTP> prompt All commands will be revealed! |
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03-26-2009
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| | Ftp 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! -- Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom |
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03-26-2009
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| | Re: FTP On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:59:53 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: Quote: >> Type FTP at the command prompt >> Type ? at the FTP> prompt >> All commands will be revealed! >BUT not the answer to my question... You can FTP to an IP, a domain, even a windows server name if the network is reasonably configured. FWIW: A domain name is just a pointer to an IP address. You can almost always use a domain name in place of an IP address - at least as long as the host system can translate it for you using an available DNS server. The only places IP's are "required" (generalization) is in network settings for things like DNS servers. For example, your router needs an IP address for the DNS server itself because it can't lookup any names until it know where the server is (catch-22). |
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03-26-2009
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| | Re: FTP "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:mv1fsvg6sw7q.11uj1qjeqmaqq.dlg@xxxxxx Quote: Quote: >> I figured it out. You type 'ftp ip-address' before you get the ftp >> prompt. > BTW, can you use a site-name instead of an IP address? That might be > convenient. > No.. if it can't. |
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03-26-2009
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| | Re: FTP On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:05:44 -0400, +Bob+ wrote: Quote: > On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:59:53 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch" > <not-me@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: Quote: >>> Type FTP at the command prompt >>> Type ? at the FTP> prompt >>> All commands will be revealed! >>BUT not the answer to my question... > Not in Windows FTP, no. > > You can FTP to an IP, a domain, even a windows server name if the > network is reasonably configured. > > FWIW: A domain name is just a pointer to an IP address. You can almost > always use a domain name in place of an IP address - at least as long > as the host system can translate it for you using an available DNS > server. > > The only places IP's are "required" (generalization) is in network > settings for things like DNS servers. For example, your router needs > an IP address for the DNS server itself because it can't lookup any > names until it know where the server is (catch-22). was too lazy to research it myself :-) In effect, my question was "Does FTP use DNS". As I said, Nil answered that. -- Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom |
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03-27-2009
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| | Re: FTP On 26 Mar 2009, "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@xxxxxx> wrote in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general: Quote: > Yes, Nil already answered that question to my satisfaction. Lucky > for me: I was too lazy to research it myself :-) and trying it for myself. I already knew the answer, but that confirmed it. |
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