Other Methods for Transferring Files

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B. Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Macintosh with VersaTerm

2. Macintosh with MacKERMIT

3. Macintosh with Fetch

4. IBM PC with MS-KERMIT

5. IBM PC with CUTCPIP

6. IBM PC with WS_FTP

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In general, HTML files are transferred as ASCII or text files, while images, whether in GIF or other formats, are transferred as binary files. HTML files prepared by "HTML export" from Macintosh WordPerfect V3.5 should be transferred as binary files ("Raw Data" in Fetch).

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B. Step-by-Step Instructions

We document here only the uploading steps. If you have any difficulty reversing them for downloading, please consult the Reference Manual, Putting the Internet to Work. These instructions are specifically written for CSCWWW users, but should be of assistance to OAK users.

1. Macintosh with VersaTerm

1. Decide whether the file should be transferred in text or binary mode. Use the mouse to examine the File menu: if the choice displayed above "Send File..." is the appropriate one of "Text Kermit..." or "Binary Kermit...", all is well.

   If it is the wrong Kermit mode, or if it is any other method, select that choice, whatever it is, to initiate the dialog for changing the file transfer method. If the choice you want is available, click on the appropriate radio button. If not, click on "Cancel" to get the next dialog box, which should have the Kermit choices. Click on "OK" when done.

2. CSCWWW users, login to your account. At the VMS "$" prompt, type the command "SHOW DEFAULT" and examine the response to verify that the current directory is the appropriate one to transfer the file to. If not, give the appropriate "SET DEFAULT" command.

3. CSCWWW users, type the command "KERMIT" and observe the "C-KERMIT>" prompt.

4. If the server working directory is not where you want the file to go, you can give appropriate C-KERMIT commands to change the directory; for example:

   C-KERMIT> CD
   C-KERMIT> CD WWW

   The CD commands available at the C-KERMIT> prompt include the following

   cd use the login directory on the server
   cd .. use the parent directory of the current directory
   cd name use the subdirectory "name" within the current directory
   pwd show the current working directory

   If you want a subdirectory several layers deep, you can issue a sequence of "cd name" commands, or you can jump all the way in one step by using standard URL path syntax, such as:

   C-KERMIT> cd www/webauthors/memo85

5. If the file should be transferred in Text mode, go to the next step. If the file should be transferred in Binary mode, type the C-KERMIT command, "SET FILE TYPE IMAGE", and press the "<Return>" key.

6. Type the C-KERMIT command, "RECEIVE", and press the "<Return>" key.

7. At this point, use the mouse again, and select "Send File..." from the File menu. You will get a standard file selection dialog box. Choose the file you want to send: after clicking on the filename once, click on the "Add" button. Verify that no semicolon (";") is included within the filename. When you have selected all of the files that you want to transfer, click on the "Send" button.

8. When the transfer is complete, VersaTerm may announce that fact on your Macintosh's loudspeaker, and you will get a "C-Kermit>" prompt on screen.

9. Type "Quit" and press the "<Return>" key (or type the "<Control>-Z" key combination) at the "C-Kermit>" prompt.

   CSCWWW users will return to the VMS "$" prompt.

2. Macintosh with MacKERMIT

1. Decide whether the file should be transferred in text or binary mode. Choose File Defaults from the Settings menu, and then select Text Kermit or Binary Kermit, and be sure the check-box "Use above defaults for sending too" is selected.

2. CSCWWW users, login to your account. At the VMS "$" prompt, type the command "SHOW DEFAULT" and examine the response to verify that the current directory is the appropriate one to transfer the file to. If not, give the appropriate "SET DEFAULT" command.

3. CSCWWW users, type the command "KERMIT" and observe the "C-KERMIT>" prompt.

4. If the server working directory is not where you want the file to go, you can give appropriate C-KERMIT commands to change the directory; for example:

   C-KERMIT> CD
   C-KERMIT> CD WWW

   The CD commands available at the C-KERMIT> prompt include the following

   cd use the login directory on the server
   cd .. use the parent directory of the current directory
   cd name use the subdirectory "name" within the current directory
   pwd show the current working directory

   If you want a subdirectory several layers deep, you can issue a sequence of "cd name" commands, or you can jump all the way in one step by using standard URL path syntax, such as:

   C-KERMIT> cd www/webauthors/memo85

5. If the file should be transferred in Text mode, go to the next step. If the file should be transferred in Binary mode, type the C-KERMIT command, "SET FILE TYPE IMAGE", and press the "<Return>" key.

6. Type the C-KERMIT command, "RECEIVE", and press the "<Return>" key.

7. At this point, use the mouse again, and select "Send File..." (from the File menu in some versions of MacKERMIT, from the File-Transfer menu in other versions). You will get a standard file selection dialog box. Choose the file you want to send. Verify that no semicolon (";") is included within the filename. At this point you can also modify your choice of file transfer mode (Binary or Text).

8. When the transfer is complete, you will get a "C-Kermit>" prompt on screen.

9. Type "Quit" and press the "<Return>" key (or type the "<Control>-Z" key combination) at the "C-Kermit>" prompt.

   CSCWWW users will return to the VMS "$" prompt.

3. Macintosh with Fetch

This method is still the most appropriate for most Macintosh users, so it is discussed in Chapter III.

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4. IBM PC with MS-KERMIT

1. Decide whether the file should be transferred in text or binary mode.

2. CSCWWW users, login to your account. At the VMS "$" prompt, type the command "SHOW DEFAULT" and examine the response to verify that the current directory is the appropriate one to transfer the file to. If not, give the appropriate "SET DEFAULT" command.

3. CSCWWW users, type the command "KERMIT" and observe the "C-KERMIT>" prompt.

4. If the server working directory is not where you want the file to go, you can give appropriate C-KERMIT commands to change the directory; for example:

   C-KERMIT> CD
   C-KERMIT> CD WWW

   The CD commands available at the C-KERMIT> prompt include the following

   cd use the login directory on the server
   cd .. use the parent directory of the current directory
   cd name use the subdirectory "name" within the current directory
   pwd show the current working directory

   If you want a subdirectory several layers deep, you can issue a sequence of "cd name" commands, or you can jump all the way in one step by using standard URL path syntax, such as:

   C-KERMIT> cd www/webauthors/memo85

5. If the file should be transferred in Text mode, go to the next step. If the file should be transferred in Binary mode, type the C-KERMIT command, "SET FILE TYPE IMAGE", and press the "<Return>" key.

6. Type the C-KERMIT command, "RECEIVE", and press the "<Return>" key.

7. Press the "<Alt>-X" key combination to switch to MS-Kermit. You should receive the "MS-Kermit>" prompt.

8. Type "send filename.ext", where "filename.ext" specifies the name that the file has on your PC, including any device and directory (path information). Press the "<Return>" key.

9. When the transfer is complete, you will get the "MS-Kermit>" prompt again; type "C" and press the "<Return>" key to re-connect to your ALL-IN-1 session. You will receive a "C-Kermit>" prompt.

10. Type "Quit" and press the "<Return>" key (or type the "<Control>-Z" key combination) at the "C-Kermit>" prompt.

    CSCWWW users will return to the VMS "$" prompt.

5. IBM PC with CUTCPIP

1. Decide whether the file should be transferred in text or binary mode.

2. CSCWWW users, login to your account.

3. Type the TELNET key combination "<Alt>-T" and observe that the software has typed on your behalf the command "FTP 132.235.a.b", where a and b are the correct numbers to identify your PC. This command initiates an FTP transaction back to the PC from which TELNET is running.

   If this fails, either at this step or during the user and password steps that follow, you probably need to modify your configuration file, "CONFIG.TEL" in the CUTCPIP directory on your hard disk. (In CONFIG.TEL, characters after a "#" on any line are ignored as "comments.") The critical lines need to be:

   ftp=yes
   passfile="nul"

4. When asked for NAME or USER identification, type the TELNET key combination "<Alt>-W" and observe that the software has typed some gibberish on your behalf.

5. When asked for PASSWORD, type the TELNET key combination "<Alt>-W" again, and observe that the software has typed some gibberish on your behalf. Because it has just sent this password for you, the software running on your PC knows that the FTP session is valid, and accepts the password. Only piggyback FTP sessions of this sort are possible when the configuration file has the two lines specified in step 3.

6. Type the FTP command "lcd" to reset the "local" (i.e., CSCWWW) working directory to your login directory.

7. Type the FTP command "lcd www" to change the local working directory to your WWW subdirectory. If you want a subdirectory of that, you can issue a sequence of "lcd name" commands, or you can jump all the way in one step by using standard URL path syntax, such as:

   FTP> lcd www/webauthors/memo85

8. If the file should be transferred in Text mode, skip to the next step. If the file should be transferred in Binary mode, type the FTP command, "binary", and press the "<Return>" key.

9. Type the FTP command, "dir", and press the "<Return>" key. Inspect the resulting file listing. If the file you want to transfer is listed, go to the next step. If the file you want is not listed, you will need to navigate around on your PC's disk drives and directories until you find it. Besides "dir", the key FTP command is "cd", to change working directory; for example,

   cd C: use the C: drive
   cd .. use the parent directory of the current directory
   cd name use the subdirectory "name" within the current directory
   pwd show the current working directory

10. Type the FTP command "get filename.ext", where "filename.ext" specifies the name that the file has on your PC. Press the "<Return>" key.

    For downloads, to transfer the file from the server to your PC, the FTP command is "put" instead of "get". When you are downloading, it is wise to use the full form of the put command, specifying also the name the file is to receive on your hard disk, since VMS filenames are often not legal as DOS filenames; for example:

    FTP> put template.html template.htm

11. When the transfer is complete, you will see the "FTP>" prompt again.

12. Type "Exit" and press the "<Return>" key (or type the "<Control>-Z" key combination) at the "FTP>" prompt.

    CSCWWW users will return to the VMS "$" prompt.

6. IBM PC with WS_FTP

This method is still the most appropriate for most Windows users, so it is discussed in Chapter III.

    

Dick Piccard revised this file (http://www.ohiou.edu/pagemasters/memo85/relics3.html) on December 18, 2001.

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