[ct-user] Re: Files

[Kevin L. Bier, KB0EBH/7]

>>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Reisert AD1C <AD1C@tiac.net> writes:
>
>    Jim> On Mon, 25 Nov 1996 21:32:39 -0700 (MST), Mark Mandelkern
>    Jim> wrote:
>    >> I tried to download files from
>    >> 
>    >> http://ve7tcp.ampr.org/ftp/software/ct/
>    >> 
>    >> using Netscape 3.0. It refused, and said I had to give it my
>    >> e-mail address as a password, but gave no place>to put it
>    >> in. (My Netscape program has it.)
>
>Netscapes browser is (arguably) broken. When connecting to FTP sites
>it always sends 'mozilla@' as the password when it should really send
>the email address as defined in the preferences screen. I suggest you
>contact Netscape and ask them to fix this.
>
>Note that this problem does not happen when you access via the
>http://ve7tcp.ampr.org/ftp/... path, only on ftp://ve7tcp.ampr.org/...
>accesses.
>
>--lyndon

In Netscape 3.x:

  Options
  Network Preferences...
  Protocols (tab)
  Send Email Address As Anonymous FTP Password

This was broken in earlier versions.  I'd guess that it's fixed now.  Hope
this helps.

kb(0ebh/7)
Kevin Bier, KB0EBH
bier@teleport.com
kevin_bier@hp.com


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