On Tuesday 27 May 2003 09:11 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Tuesday 27 May 2003 8:05 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > On Tuesday 27 May 2003 08:09 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > On Tuesday 27 May 2003 6:32 pm, RichardA wrote: > > > > On Tue, 27 May 2003 15:26:18 +0100 > > > > > > > > Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > <g> I meant I haven't tried uploading to that site. > > > > > I use gFtp myself, and it's easy. Let us know how > > > > > you go on. > > > > > > > > > > Anne > > > > > > > > Anne, quick gFTP question: I put my user name and > > > > password in the fields at the top, pressed the connect > > > > button on the left, but it still tried logging in to > > > > the site as anonymous according to the log window > > > > below. Where do you put your details? > > > > > > Hi, Richard. Disclaimer - I'm no expert :-) > > > > > > I would guess that it was doing the right thing, though > > > I'm not certain of this. The username and password are > > > the ones that you need to access that particular site. > > > Vincent had said that his site needed no signing in, so > > > I would guess that for that site and others like it, it > > > is not asking for a password, and so you are signed in > > > as anonymous. > > > > > > If you make a connection to a site and are likely to > > > want to go there again, make a bookmark. It will > > > remember the settings you used for that site. > > > > > > It sounds to me as though you nearly had it right - just > > > put anonymous for the username and leave password empty > > > if the site doesn't require one. > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > Anne > > > > Hmm.... In the good, old days it was considered good > > *netiquette* - when on anonymous FTP - to supply ones > > e-mail-address in the *password* field. > > Sounds reasonable - I think I've heard that before, too. Do > you know how the info is used, though, Kaj, on a site with > anonymous login? I mean their logs will show the ip of > visitors, but would that email address be collectable by > them? > > Just wondering. I like to be mannerly, if I can. > > Anne
To be honest, Anne : No, I haven't the faintest idea what the information is good for, if any. But a little courtesy won't harm, will it ? - I mean, when calling someone, even a public service by phone I usually present myself. Getting old, I suppose. Kaj Haulrich. -- Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://counter.li.org Powered by Linux - Mandrake 9.1 - kernel 2.4.21 Brought to you from my 100 % Micro$oft-free computer.
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