Re: nautilus and FTP
On Mon, 2004-07-26 at 12:42 +0300, Mpiktas wrote:
> Hi,
> > >
> > > How do I connect to FTP server with Nautilus by using my own login and
> > > password and not anonymously? I use gnome 2.6 and up to date Sid. Help
> > talks
> > > about Add Network Place object in Places -> Computer and about New Server
> > > object in Applications -> Network Servers which I should click, but I do
> > not
> > > see these objects in places mentioned. Is this somehow configurable and I
> > do
> > > not have the option turned on? Or is documentation out of date and out of
> > > place? Should I file the bug?
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I found in Applications -> Network servers under File -> Connect to
> > server the thing you're probably looking for. At least I can connect to
> > ftp servers with it. I don't know if it will automatically ask for a
> > username and password, I don't think so but using
> > ftp://username:password@host works at least.
>
> It does not ask for the password or username, it just connects anonymously.
> And yes ftp://username:password@host does work, but that is really not an
> option with somebody peaking behind your back:) The annoying thing is that
> documentation is out of sync with application.
>
Ah, yes that's very true, I'd say file a bug report on the doc being out
of sync. And maybe there are other solutions, hence the cc to the
mailing list again (I hit the wrong button when replying to your mail in
the first place ;)
-- Steven M. Ottens (debian ad minst dod net)
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