FTP is File Transfer Protocol and is the means by which you can set aside some space either on a local or remote server for you to put files, that can be accessed by others directly. From the client's perspective they are able to both upload and download to and from this space provided you have given them the relevant access privileges.
Most ISPs give you some space free on their servers, and as you surmise you can use Fetch to put your files there or take them down.
The client can now use several Web Browsers to perform FTP by accessing the space using "ftp:// etc" as opposed to using "http://etc"; for opening Website pages.
Generally however, unless you pay an extra fee, the available space is very limiting. This method of operation where you let the client know his images are available for download, and give him/her a username and password (once up and running!) is not as fraught as email which often has annoying limitations.
PureFTPd works well for MacOS X to set this up. The beauty is that once you have put them in the folder you can forget it, and the client can get the pictures whenever they like, and the straightforward brief and the like can be be dealt with using email.
You can then set up individual client folders each with their unique passwords.
Rod Rod Wynne-Powell
On 5 Jul 2004, at 16:23, Bob Johns wrote:
Ftp has been described as a more reliable and faster way of sending images
but what if ftp? Is it the same as the software you use to load up your
website to your ISP server in which case would I be correct in assuming you
need to have username details and password. Are we talking about the likes
of Fetch? I'm using this list because I know techie queries always attract
the attention of the bat wielding moderator on the epuk list. Would
appreciate any help on this.
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