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Logging in to Webpost Using FTPWhen working at York, the most effective way to post and maintain your WWW documents is to login as a Novell user using a PC or Macintosh. If you have Internet access using York's high-speed modem pool, you can also access your files using FTP (File Transfer Protocol). You should be able to use any FTP utility. Popular programs include WS-FTP and Rapid File for Windows, and Fetch for the Macintosh. A command-line FTP utility is also available to most Unix and Vax users. Regardless of which FTP program you use, you will need to know the following information:
Here is a typical login using WS-FTP:
Next StepsYou have now logged into the Webpost server via FTP. Use the Left and Right buttons to transfer files to and from your Webpost account. WS-FTP also includes buttons for managing directories, deleting files, etc. If you maintain all of your WWW files using ftp, it is a good idea to "mirror" your Webpost account file and directory structure on your local computer. You will edit and create all new files locally and then transfer them into the corresponding directory on your Webpost account. Back to Posting Information on YorkInfo |