What the hell is FTP???

Basquemactee1 · 25 August 2006, 13:25

Dumb question I know, but as I only ever used my Amiga for playing games and wordprocessing, never got round to the finer online things. Now I use windoze for that, whilst running WinUAE for Amiga simulation, and I keep reading about FTP for file transferring.....wtf is it, how does it work and how the hell do I get connected thru WinUAE?
Anyne help this old git please?

Ironclaw · 25 August 2006, 13:29

FTP stands for "For The Pro's"... so don't bother with it...

I'm kidding.... don't remember right now what it stands for.... 1 sec search on google and you'll find out... but WinUAE can't connect to FTP... FTP is like a internet site you connect to and get displayed with files... no gfx.

DamienD · 25 August 2006, 13:29

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol.

See here for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol

Basquemactee1 · 25 August 2006, 13:36

I always thought it was a gangster rap title...."Fk the Police"....shows what I know...lol

Seriously tho, u say WinUAE can't connect to it? That surprises me if it's an internet prog, as I can connect to the net using IBrowse, YAM etc. Is there no FTP prog that will work in WinUAE at all then?

thomas · 25 August 2006, 14:15

Of course there are FTP programs for AmigaOS, like AmFTP, AmiFTP, AmiTradeCenter etc. And these can certainly used on WinUAE with a serial internet connection or through bsdsocket emulation.

But WinUAE itself cannot connect to anything on the internet. WinUAE is an Amiga emulator, not an internet program.

Basquemactee1 · 25 August 2006, 14:18

Cheers Thomas. That's what I thought. I do have broadband connection at home (again thru windoze), and tend to have that up and running before using IBrowse, but what threw me was the reply saying that "WinUAE can't connect to FTP..." guess I misread it.

I'll get on to d/l the AmiFTP tonight and see what else I can pick up softwarewise!!!

MajicMushroom · 25 August 2006, 14:48

FTP was also a cracking group - FTP stood for what...?

"F*ck The protection"

Ironclaw · 25 August 2006, 16:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basquemactee1

I always thought it was a gangster rap title...."Fk the Police"....shows what I know...lol

Seriously tho, u say WinUAE can't connect to it? That surprises me if it's an internet prog, as I can connect to the net using IBrowse, YAM etc. Is there no FTP prog that will work in WinUAE at all then?

I mean't winuae, the program itself doesn't have any ftp thingies.... but of course you can connect to ftp and internet through ibrowse and stuff through WB.

edit:

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas

Of course there are FTP programs for AmigaOS, like AmFTP, AmiFTP, AmiTradeCenter etc. And these can certainly used on WinUAE with a serial internet connection or through bsdsocket emulation.

But WinUAE itself cannot connect to anything on the internet. WinUAE is an Amiga emulator, not an internet program.

Yup, that's what I meant.

25 August 2006, 13:25	#1
Basquemactee1 Old Fart New WinUAE user Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Sebastian, Spain Age: 59 Posts: 176	What the hell is FTP??? Dumb question I know, but as I only ever used my Amiga for playing games and wordprocessing, never got round to the finer online things. Now I use windoze for that, whilst running WinUAE for Amiga simulation, and I keep reading about FTP for file transferring.....wtf is it, how does it work and how the hell do I get connected thru WinUAE? Anyne help this old git please?

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25 August 2006, 13:29	#2
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 46 Posts: 3,313	FTP stands for "For The Pro's"... so don't bother with it... I'm kidding.... don't remember right now what it stands for.... 1 sec search on google and you'll find out... but WinUAE can't connect to FTP... FTP is like a internet site you connect to and get displayed with files... no gfx.

25 August 2006, 13:29	#3
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. See here for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol

25 August 2006, 13:36	#4
Basquemactee1 Old Fart New WinUAE user Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Sebastian, Spain Age: 59 Posts: 176	I always thought it was a gangster rap title...."Fk the Police"....shows what I know...lol Seriously tho, u say WinUAE can't connect to it? That surprises me if it's an internet prog, as I can connect to the net using IBrowse, YAM etc. Is there no FTP prog that will work in WinUAE at all then?

25 August 2006, 14:15	#5
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,026	Of course there are FTP programs for AmigaOS, like AmFTP, AmiFTP, AmiTradeCenter etc. And these can certainly used on WinUAE with a serial internet connection or through bsdsocket emulation. But WinUAE itself cannot connect to anything on the internet. WinUAE is an Amiga emulator, not an internet program.

25 August 2006, 14:18	#6
Basquemactee1 Old Fart New WinUAE user Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Sebastian, Spain Age: 59 Posts: 176	Cheers Thomas. That's what I thought. I do have broadband connection at home (again thru windoze), and tend to have that up and running before using IBrowse, but what threw me was the reply saying that "WinUAE can't connect to FTP..." guess I misread it. I'll get on to d/l the AmiFTP tonight and see what else I can pick up softwarewise!!!

25 August 2006, 14:48	#7
MajicMushroom Proper Old Skool Scener Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Yorkshire, UK Age: 50 Posts: 221	FTP was also a cracking group - FTP stood for what...? "F*ck The protection"

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