Is there a better interface for Authenticated FTP?

[BarryStiefel]

Is there a better interface for Authenticated FTP?



there is a new interface available by modifying or adding the appropriate line in the :props ( section of objects.C (refer to EditingObjectsDotC so it reads:

:new_ftp_interface (true)

This should make command line FTP easier to do.

The Old FTP Interface



Under the old interface, let us assume you wanted to FTP to 172.29.0.44:

$ ftp 172.29.0.44Connected to 172.29.0.44.220 aftpd: Check Point FireWall-1 Secure FTP server running on mrhatName (172.29.0.44:dwelch):

At this point, you have to enter a username of the following format

FTP Site User@FireWall-1 User@Remote Host

If both the FireWall-1 user and the FTP site user are the same, then you can enter the username in this format:

user@Remote HostName (172.29.0.44:dwelch): anonymous@dwelch@172.29.0.44331 aftpd: FireWall-1 password: you can use password@FW-1-passwordPassword:

The password is of the following format:

FTP Site Password@FireWall-1 Password

Note if either the username or password contains a @, you will then need to enter the @ twice as in the following example:

Password: dwelch@@phoneboy.com@abc123230-aftpd: User dwelch authenticated by FireWall-1 authentication230-aftpd: Connected to 172.29.0.44. Logging in...230-aftpd: 220 stinkpot Microsoft FTP Service (Version 3.0).230-aftpd: 331 Anonymous access allowed, send identity (e-mail name) as password.230 aftpd: 230 Anonymous user logged in.Remote system type is Windows_NT.ftp>

The New FTP Interface



Under the new interface, this is much simpler.

$ ftp 172.29.0.44Connected to 172.29.0.44.220 aftpd: Check Point FireWall-1 Secure FTP server running on mrhatName (172.29.0.44:dwelch):

At this point, you have to enter a username of the following format FireWall-1 User@Remote HostName (172.29.0.44:dwelch): dwelch@172.29.0.44331 aftpd: FireWall-1 password: you can use FW-1-password

At this point, simply enter the FireWall-1 Password:

Password: abc123230-aftpd: User dwelch authenticated by FireWall-1 authentication230-aftpd: Connected to 172.29.0.44. Logging in...230-aftpd: 220 stinkpot Microsoft FTP Service (Version 3.0).ftp>

You are now connected to the remote FTP server. Now you must login by using the 'user' command as follows:

ftp> user anonymous331 Anonymous access allowed, send identity (e-mail name) as password.Password: dwelch@phoneboy.com230 Anonymous user logged in.ftp>

-- PhoneBoy - 30 Dec 2003

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