RE: [cobalt-users] Overcoming the /~username problem

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> At 11:42 AM 28/03/03 -0600, you wrote:
> >At 11:24 AM 3/28/2003, you wrote:
> >>On Friday, March 28, 2003, at 10:13 ante, David Lucas wrote:
> >>>At 10:58 AM 3/28/2003, you wrote:
> >>>>End users (ie, clients) who use IE as their FTP client.  I have a
> >>>>couple client for whom no amount of education will change 
> this basic fact.
> >>>
> >>>Just how does one use IE as a FTP client?
> >>
> >>ftp://username@password:www.example.com/
> >>
> >>Then just drag-drop files, like a regular file explorer 
> window.  Ick.
> >
> >
> >Do you have to turn something on?  I can't connect to either of my 
> >servers
> >that way.
> 
> It's an optional component during setup.
> 

It may be a setting in the Advanced tab under Tools and Internet
Options. Under Browsing: Enable folder view, etc. I also have "Use
Passive FTP" unchecked.

ftp://username:password@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/../../web works for me in
IE6.0.2800.1106
-- 
C2003 Dan Kriwitsky

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