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Re: How do I log onto anonymous ftp ?



Hello

David selby (<debian@pusspaws.net>) wrote:

> I have logged onto ftps before, but never an anonymous one. I need to
> log into ftp://archive.progeny.com/
> I can view the files with mozilla, no passwords needed. I will be
> using wget, but initially I want to loggon with ncftp, which I have
> used before.
> 
> I have tried
> 
> web@debian:~$ ncftp -u anonymous  ftp://www.progeny.com

You say you want to connect to archive.progeny.com, so why do you try to
connect to www.progeny.com instead?

Many servers allow anonymous logins and ask you to enter your email
address as your password, archive.progeny.com however asks for your
name.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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Andreas Janssen
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