How does everyone download or upload ftp these days? I was trying to download some
door programs from the bbs archives at thebbs.org and found out there is no longer
an ftp download function. I could not save as either. thanks

---
þ Synchronet þ Ricks BBS - RICKSBBS.SYNCHRO.NET
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)

Re: browsers that still support ftp?
By: Rixter to All on Tue May 14 2024 05:32 pm

How does everyone download or upload ftp these days? I was trying to download some
door programs from the bbs archives at thebbs.org and found out there is no longer
an ftp download function. I could not save as either. thanks

A while ago, I heard a tip (I think from Digital Man) that Microsoft's Internet Explorer still supported FTP downloads, and that seemed to work for me. Or possibly an old version of a web browser that still supports FTP downloads, or even a stand-alone FTP program would probably work.

I don't know if archives.thebbs.org supports FTP uploading, but if I want to upload somewhere via FTP, I'd probably use a stand-alone FTP program (such as FileZilla).

Nightfox

---
þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)

Rixter wrote to All <=-

How does everyone download or upload ftp these days? I was trying to download some door programs from the bbs archives at thebbs.org and
found out there is no longer an ftp download function. I could not save
as either. thanks

I tend to use something like WinSCP or Cyberduck to do any FTP stuff these days - although it's increasingly uncommon!


... Heisenberg may have slept here.
=== MultiMail/Win v0.52
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
* Origin: The Nexus (nexus.aefinity.io) (2:250/10)

Re: browsers that still support ftp?
By: Rixter to All on Tue May 14 2024 05:32 pm

How does everyone download or upload ftp these days? I was trying to download some door programs from the bbs archives at thebbs.org and found out there is no longer an ftp download function. I could not save as either.

When I have to use ftp, I use wget usually, Or just a good old fashioned 'ftp' client.

But for the BBS Archives, I download via HTTP now (from my mirror of it): https://vert.synchro.net/files/BBS.Archives/
--
digital man (rob)

Rush quote #34:
We go out in the world take our chances fate's just the weight of circumstances Norco, CA WX: 73.0øF, 50.0% humidity, 12 mph WSW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)

Hello Rixter!

14 May 24 17:32, you wrote to all:

How does everyone download or upload ftp these days?

If it's a host that i will visit more often and/or i need to synchronise folders: filezilla. (does SFTP and FTPS, and it has a good server too).
If it's in a bash script, i use curl, because you can control retries and bandwidth.
If it's a one-off, in MacOS the finder itself can do it. Go > Connect to server > ftp://... and it mounts it as a network share. Works in windows too.

regards,
Floris


--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5--b20170303
* Origin: ----> Fidian on Azure West-Europe (Holland) IPV6. (2:280/2050)

Re: browsers that still support ftp?
By: Nightfox to Rixter on Tue May 14 2024 03:32 pm

Re: browsers that still support ftp?
By: Rixter to All on Tue May 14 2024 05:32 pm

How does everyone download or upload ftp these days? I was trying to download some
door programs from the bbs archives at thebbs.org and found out there is no longer
an ftp download function. I could not save as either. thanks

A while ago, I heard a tip (I think from Digital Man) that Microsoft's Internet Explorer still supported FTP downloads, and tha
seemed to work for me. Or possibly an old version of a web browser that still supports FTP downloads, or even a stand-alone FT
program would probably work.

I don't know if archives.thebbs.org supports FTP uploading, but if I want to upload somewhere via FTP, I'd probably use a
stand-alone FTP program (such as FileZilla).

Nightfox

Thank you i will see if i can lay my hands on an old web browser. Have a good day.

---
þ Synchronet þ Ricks BBS - RICKSBBS.SYNCHRO.NET
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)

Re: browsers that still support ftp?
By: Digital Man to Rixter on Tue May 14 2024 03:52 pm

When I have to use ftp, I use wget usually, Or just a good old fashioned 'ftp' client.

Did you see they removed FTP support from wget2?

I had to switch to cURL

Andrew

---
þ Synchronet þ HappyLand - happylnd.synchro.net
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)

Re: browsers that still support ftp?
By: apam to Digital Man on Wed May 15 2024 09:04 pm

Re: browsers that still support ftp?
By: Digital Man to Rixter on Tue May 14 2024 03:52 pm

When I have to use ftp, I use wget usually, Or just a good old fashioned 'ftp' client.

Did you see they removed FTP support from wget2?

No!

I had to switch to cURL

Ah, man. That sucks. I think I have a lot of readme/instruction docs that include example wget-ftp command-lines. :-(
--
digital man (rob)

Synchronet "Real Fact" #16:
Synchronet first supported FidoNet networking (with SBBSFIDO) in 1992
Norco, CA WX: 64.9øF, 73.0% humidity, 2 mph SSW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)

I had to switch to cURL

Ah, man. That sucks. I think I have a lot of readme/instruction docs that include example wget-ftp command-lines. :-(

And at least one sysop who is always asking for the wget command lines when
he can't find them. :D


* SLMR 2.1a * Speed doesn't kill. Stopping very fast kills.
---
þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/Rlogin/HTTP
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)

Re: browsers that still support ftp?
By: Floris van Unen to Rixter on Wed May 15 2024 08:19 am

Hello Rixter!

14 May 24 17:32, you wrote to all:

How does everyone download or upload ftp these days?

If it's a host that i will visit more often and/or i need to synchronise folders: filezilla. (does SFTP and FTPS, and it has a
good server too).
If it's in a bash script, i use curl, because you can control retries and bandwidth.
If it's a one-off, in MacOS the finder itself can do it. Go > Connect to server > ftp://... and it mounts it as a network share
Works in windows too.

regards,
Floris

thank you

---
þ Synchronet þ Ricks BBS - RICKSBBS.SYNCHRO.NET
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)

El 14/5/24 a las 18:32, Rixter escribió:

How does everyone download or upload ftp these days? I was trying to download some
door programs from the bbs archives at thebbs.org and found out there is no longer
an ftp download function. I could not save as either. thanks

---
� Synchronet � Ricks BBS - RICKSBBS.SYNCHRO.NET

I use midnight commander or filezilla
---
ï¿­ Synchronet ï¿­ Dock Sud BBS TLD 24 HS - bbs.docksud.com.ar
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)

On Wed, 15 May 2024 13:34:48 -0400, you wrote:

Thank you i will see if i can lay my hands on an old web browser. Have a good day.

I just found this out yesterday while messing around, but if you're using Windows 10 or 11, try your simple file explorer. Open it up, and type in the ftp address. I was amazed that it actually worked.

As for downloading, I don't know if that works, though.

Regards,
Nick

... Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.
--- Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:115.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderb
# Origin: _thePharcyde distribution system (Wisconsin) (723:1/1)
ï¿­ Synchronet ï¿­ _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin)
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)

Re: browsers that still support ftp?
By: Accession to Rixter on Fri May 17 2024 05:12 pm

I just found this out yesterday while messing around, but if you're using Windows 10 or 11, try your simple file explorer. Open it up, and type in the ftp address. I was amazed that it actually worked.

When Windows 98 was about to be released, I remember one of the big advertising points was that it was supposed to have more internet technology integrated. For instance, you could open the regular Windows file explorer and type in a HTTP address, and then it would become Internet Explorer and display the web page. I'm not all that surprised that an FTP URL would also work in Windows Explorer. I think I may have even done that before a few times..

Nightfox

---
þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)