Last updated: 11/3/99
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Using WS_FTP

FTP (Fitle Transfer Protocol) is an Internet application for transferring files. Like most Internet applications, it requires an FTP server and an FTP client. Since the unrestricted transfer of files onto a computer gives the user almost complete control, access is usually restricted to privileged accounts by means of a User Name and Password. (Many companies and Internet-related organizations support anonymous FTP, which uses a standard password, usually guest or anonymous, and a password that is typically the user's email address. Files in this area are meant for downloading, and uploading may be restricted.)

WS_FTP is a popular FTP client with a graphical user interface. It maintains a lest of past connections, so they can be easily reused, but here we will want to create a new one and connect tot he computer ftp.cll.wayne.edu. On the Rackham lab computers, it is on the Start menu, under Programs.

1. Start WS_FTP.
2. Click the New button to create a new session
3. Type in the information in the figure below and click OK.
   
4. When the password is requested, use stustu
   
5. The actual interface is fairly simple. There are two sets of directories, your local computer, the one you are working on, on the left side, and the remote one, the one you just logged on to, on the right side. You navigate folders as usual. Highlight a file and click on the arrow that shows the direction in which you want to move the file. the only confusing thing is that the highlight stays on the filename even after it has been transferred.
   
   The directory on the left (local system) will vary with the computer you are using.
6. Download the file internet.mdb. Try uploading and downloading other files as well.