Re: ftp client

[Howe Family <khowe@omninet.net.au>]

In article <3B2B3D80.7F70645F@swbell.net>, Rubywand 
<rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:

> 
>      Thanks for the info. Isn't Marinetti limited to connecting with just
> certain ISP's which still support special connection options?
> 

Not really. It supports SLIP and PPP, which are the normal means of 
connecting to an ISP via modem. It also supports connection via ethernet 
with the LANceGS card.

>      Suppose a IIgs user has the telecom program Spectrum, the SAFE ftp 
>      client
> stuff, and the current version of Marinetti.
> 
>      Can the IIgs user connect with and log onto any standard ISP and 
>      start the
> ftp client and connect to, say, Ground in approximately the same way that 
> a PC
> user can connect from the Windows desktop by clicking a Dialer and 
> starting an
> ftp client like Ws_FTP?
> 

Exactly so. In fact there are other ways to do it too. You can use 
GWFTP, but it has a bug which crashes the GS when you close the ftp 
connection. You can also use Arachnid, but you have to give it a full 
url to the file you want. (ie it doesn't display directories and let you 
choose from them. This isn't a problem with the Trenco site, for 
example, since it has web sites listing the files, with ftp links to 
download, so you can browse the site and click on the files you want to 
download. I'm also in the process of writing an FTP NDA, which will be a 
full featured ftp client. (I hope to have this ready for release in the 
next few weeks.)

There's other things you can do with an FTP client on the GS too. If you 
have a Mac or a PC with ethernet, and run an ftp server on it, you can 
then download and upload files from the GS at ethernet speeds (if you 
have a LANceGS).

You might find it interesting to check out my software at:
http://www.a2central.com/~kimhowe

I have my GS connected to the net via a Linux box with IP masquerading, 
so I can use the connection for the other machines I have here. Before I 
got a LANceGS I used to connect to it via Slip, but now I use Ethernet. 
It's a great way to have things set up, and avoids double handling of 
stuff. (download to PC or Mac, transfer to GS).

Kim Howe
khowe@omninet.net.au