Technical Briefs

ROHAN help Files

anonymous

anonymous ftp is a type of ftp that allows you to download files to your computer without being a registered user of the remote computer. Although anonymous ftp is an excellent way to retrieve files from a remote computer, not all systems make files available for anonymous ftp retrieval. Generally, if the remote computer offers anonymous ftp, the available files for downloading are located in the /pub directory. Usage example is:

       rohan% ftp  ftp.sdsu.edu
       Connected to pandora.sdsu.edu.
       220 pandora FTP server (Version wu-2.4(1) Fri Apr 15 15:50:45 PDT 1994) ready.
       Name (ftp.sdsu.edu:phillips): anonymous
       331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
       Password:
       230-Welcome to San Diego State University
       230-
       230-Note:  The sound archive is no more.  Read README
       230-for more details and alternate sites.
       230-
       230-
       230-Please read the file README
       230-  it was last modified on Tue Jun 21 17:30:02 1994 - 281 days ago
       230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
       ftp> cd pub
       250 CWD command successful.

After completing your session, disconnect from the remote computer via:

       ftp> quit
       221 Goodbye.

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