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Tripod's HTML Tips Overview Basic Page Setup Meta & Header Tags Colors and Body Tags Formatting Links Graphical Elements Text Forms Tables Frames Filenames Sound, Movies and Midis Managing Subdirectories FTP or Uploading Files File and Mime Types Image Maps Send in my tip	FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or Uploading Files NOTE: The instructions below are relevant on Tripod only, although other sites will offer a variation. 43.) Finding graphical FTP programs Many excellent graphical FTP programs are available on the Web. Fetch is a popular graphical FTP program for Macs, while WS-FSTP is a popular FTP program for Windows. If you would like a master list of all the FTP programs available, check out www.shareware.com. 44.) Uploading files with a graphical FTP program If you are using a graphical FTP program, you will probably choose something like 'Open Connection' or 'Connect Remote'. When you a see a menu to fill in, type in the following information: --------------------------------------------- Host: ftp.tripod.com User ID: [Tripod Member Name] Password: [Tripod Password] Directory: / ---------------------------------------------
These may not by the exact field names used by your FTP program, but they should be similar. There may be other fields, but you can safely ignore them; the default values should be fine. To transfer the file, select something like 'Upload File', 'Transfer File', 'Put File'. Please be sure to transfer your files (especially graphics) in 'binary' or 'raw data' mode. Your FTP program may support drag-and-drop (can't hurt to try). Once you've successfully uploaded your files, they are immediately available on the Web. 45.) Uploading files using a browser Many browsers let you use FTP to view and download files but please realize most browsers will not let you upload files by FTP. Be sure that your browser actually supports 'FTP Upload'. In particular, versions of Netscape prior to 2.0 support downloading by FTP but not uploading. If you are using Netscape 2.0 or better, here's how to open an FTP connection: 1. Select Open Location from the File menu. 2.Type in the following URL: ftp://[membername]@ftp.tripod.com. Where [membername] is your user name. For example if your Tripod member name is "TriMember" it would look like: ftp://[email protected] Remember that Tripod member names are CASE sensitive. 3. When Netscape prompts you to enter a password, enter your Tripod password. You will be taken straight to a list of files in your directory. You may now transfer a file to your Tripod account by either dragging-and-dropping that file onto the Netscape window, or select Upload file... from the Netscape File menu. If you are having problems with entering your password, you may enter your password when you open the location as follows: ftp://[membername]:[password]@ftp.tripod.com Where [membername] is your Tripod member name and [password] is your password. For example if your Tripod member name is "TriMember" and your password is "mypassword" it would look like: ftp://TriMember:[email protected] Again, remember that Tripod member names and passwords are CASE sensitive. 4. On the Macintosh, under the File Menu, remember to select "Upload File..." 5. After you're finished uploading, your file is ready to be used with your homepage. If you uploaded a complete HTML document, it's immediately viewable. 46.) Uploading files from a command-line interface If you are using a command-line oriented FTP program, the connection will go something like this: ---------------------------------------------------------- ftp> ftp.tripod.com Connected to ftp.tripod.com. Name: USER 331 Now enter your Tripod password. Password: PASSWORD 230 User 'USER' logged on. ftp> bin 200 Type set to 'I' (IMAGE aka BINARY). ftp> put FILE 200 Port command succeeded. 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for 'test.gif'. 226 Transfer complete. (90000 bytes still available) ---------------------------------------------------------- The first command, 'bin', puts your FTP program into 'binary transfer mode'. If you are transferring HTML files, this doesn't matter, but if you are transferring a GIF or JPEG it is very important to transfer it as a BINARY file instead of an ASCII file. The second step transfers the file to your Web account. You can then type 'ls' to see a list of all your files, or '?' to get a list of other commands. 47.) Anonymous FTP Be sure to log on using your member name and password. Anonymous FTP will not work. You are taken to your member directory when you connect. From there you can change to a subdirectory using the 'cd [directory name]' command. 48.) Renaming and moving files via FTP Files can now be renamed and moved between directories using FTP. Note that most browsers do not currently support these features. If you are using a browser to FTP, please rename and move your files using the Housekeeper.
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