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05 Aug 2009, 6:53 pm

HOw can I download files from FTP severs with filezilla?



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06 Aug 2009, 11:08 am

You need to enter the hostname, for example "ftp.example.com" and then authorize yourself. As a general rule, you use "guest" and your email for the password.
If you just need to download from ftp, why don't you just type the link into your browser?



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06 Aug 2009, 2:25 pm

A lot of the linux file browsers such as Ubuntu's nautilus can act as rudimentary FTP applications. open /home and in the entry at the top, type in the ftp url.


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07 Aug 2009, 2:43 am

If you can put more info it'll be easier for people to help you figure out what you want to do, but what sqoouf said will help you,
maybe.


Fuzzy wrote:
A lot of the linux file browsers such as Ubuntu's nautilus can act as rudimentary FTP applications......
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07 Aug 2009, 3:46 am

computerlove wrote:
Fuzzy wrote:
A lot of the linux file browsers such as Ubuntu's nautilus can act as rudimentary FTP applications......
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Haha! Awesome Dilbert!

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07 Aug 2009, 5:01 pm

Hmm...I thought you could logon as 'anonymous', but I could be wrong...;) FTP I never really used for anything but uploading web pages. Heck, I've used telnet since I've last used FTP...;)



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07 Aug 2009, 7:43 pm

pakled wrote:
Hmm...I thought you could logon as 'anonymous', but I could be wrong...;) FTP I never really used for anything but uploading web pages. Heck, I've used telnet since I've last used FTP...;)

Username: anonymous
Password: <your email address>

That always was the standard, for 99% of FTP servers that accepted public access.

How many will also accept "guest" as a username, these days, I don't know.


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07 Aug 2009, 9:52 pm

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a mac that doesn't work? what dimension is that?

10 bucks those dudes on the right never get laid


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