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<B> Next:</B> <A NAME=tex2html4778 HREF="node236.html">C.1 Starting ftp</A>
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<B>Up:</B> <A NAME=tex2html4776 HREF="gs.html">Linux Installation and Getting </A>
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<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME=tex2html4770 HREF="node234.html">B Linux Vendor List</A>
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<H1><A NAME=SECTION001000000000000000000>C FTP Tutorial and Site List</A></H1>
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<A NAME=appftplistnum> </A>
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<A NAME=appftp> </A>
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<A NAME=6451> </A>
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FTP (``File Transfer Protocol'') is the set of programs that are used for
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transferring files between systems on the Internet. Most UNIX,
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VMS, and MS-DOS systems on the Internet have a program called <tt>ftp</tt>
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which you use to transfer these files, and if you have Internet access, the
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best way to download the Linux software is by using <tt>ftp</tt>. This appendix
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covers basic <tt>ftp</tt> usage---of course, there are many more functions and
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uses of <tt>ftp</tt> than are given here.
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At the end of this appendix there is a listing of FTP sites where
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Linux software can be found. Also, if you don't have direct Internet
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access but are able to exchange electronic mail with the Internet,
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information on using the <tt>ftpmail</tt> service is included below.
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If you're using an MS-DOS, UNIX, or VMS system to download files from the
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Internet, then <tt>ftp</tt> is a command-driven program. However, there are
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other implementations of <tt>ftp</tt> out there, such as the Macintosh version
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(called <tt>Fetch</tt>) with a nice menu-driven interface, which is quite
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self-explanatory. Even if you're not using the command-driven version of
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<tt>ftp</tt>, the information given here should help.
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<tt>ftp</tt> can be used to both upload (send) or download (receive) files
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from other Internet sites. In most situations, you're going to be downloading
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software. On the Internet there are a large number of publicly-available
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<b>FTP archive sites</b>, machines which allow anyone to <tt>ftp</tt> to them and
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download free software. One such archive site is <tt>sunsite.unc.edu</tt>, which
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has a lot of Sun Microsystems software, and acts as one of the main Linux
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sites. In addition, FTP archive sites <b>mirror</b> software to each
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other---that is, software uploaded to one site will be automatically copied
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over to a number of other sites. So don't be surprised if you see the exact
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same files on many different archive sites.
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html4781 HREF="node236.html#SECTION001010000000000000000">C.1 Starting ftp</A>
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html4782 HREF="node237.html#SECTION001020000000000000000">C.2 Logging In</A>
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html4783 HREF="node238.html#SECTION001030000000000000000">C.3 Poking Around</A>
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html4784 HREF="node239.html#SECTION001040000000000000000">C.4 Downloading files</A>
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html4785 HREF="node240.html#SECTION001050000000000000000">C.5 Quitting FTP</A>
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html4786 HREF="node241.html#SECTION001060000000000000000">C.6 Using ftpmail</A>
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html4787 HREF="node242.html#SECTION001070000000000000000">C.7 Linux FTP Site List</A>
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<B> Next:</B> <A NAME=tex2html4778 HREF="node236.html">C.1 Starting ftp</A>
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<B>Up:</B> <A NAME=tex2html4776 HREF="gs.html">Linux Installation and Getting </A>
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<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME=tex2html4770 HREF="node234.html">B Linux Vendor List</A>
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<P><ADDRESS>
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<I>Matt Welsh <BR>
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mdw@sunsite.unc.edu</I>
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