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Date:	Tue, 7 Aug 2001 06:49:13 PDT
From:	Harry Chris Motin <hmotin@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-programming@scoug.com
To:	scoug-programming@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Programming: Boot drive ? / Homework results

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Steve,

Could you explain this a little more. In the example you showed, where
is the os2bbs user id and where is the password?

Harry
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Steven Levine wrote:
>
> In <3B6EAF3F.3A03@peterskye.com>, on 08/06/01
> at 07:53 AM, Peter Skye said:
>
> > telnet -p 21 bbs.os2bbs.com
> > user anonymous
> > pskye@peterskye.com
>
> You are attempting to connect to the FTP server. That not what I said.
> Use a straight telnet connection (i.e. drop the -p21) and use your OS2BBS
> userid and password. I'm not sure if OS/2's telnet will support file
> transfers. That's why I use ZOC. Hyperaccess/Pro supports file transfers
> and, IIRC, telnet connections. I'm not sure how much of this is included
> in the BonusPack version.
>
> > 550 Directory not available
>
> Makes sense, you don't have permission.
>
> > Netscape is unable to find the file or directory named /.
> > Check the name and try again.
>
> Yep, same thing.
>
> >I can't remember the syntax for putting the ftp password in the browser
> >url.
>
> It's
>
> ftp://anonymous:steve53%40earthlink.net@bbs.os2bbs.com
>
> You need to use the %-escape to get the @ through to the server. All
> servers are supposed to support this but, YMMV.
>
> Steven
>
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