This Web page is an electronic companion to Chapter 4 of the book Learning to Use the Internet, by Ernest C. Ackermann . It contains links to the Internet resources, sites, and services mentioned in the chapter. Using this you can access them directly, without typing the long addresses or URLs for each item. Please send any comments, questions or suggestions to Ernest Ackermann. For orders or requests for examination copies contact the publisher at jimleisy@fbeedle.com.

Chapter 4 Anonymous FTP: Retrieving Files From Other Computer Systems

Items Mentioned in the Chapter

EXAMPLE 4.1 Starting and Stopping an Anonymous FTP Session, and Retrieving READ.ME

illustration of how FTP works
Illustration by Karl Ackermann.

EXAMPLE 4.2 Changing Directories and Retrieving a File During an Anonymous FTP Session

EXAMPLE 4.3 Getting a List of All FTP Commands

EXAMPLE 4.4 Using mget to Retrieve Several "How to" Guides

Alternative Site is nic.sura.net isn't available

EXAMPLE 4.5 Retrieving Binary and ASCII files

Information about compressed files and compression methods

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and answers about compression. A long, three-part file
Anonymous ftp sites for compression programs

Virtual Table of Contents for Learning to Use the Internet


Some other places you may want to visit
Learning to Use the Internet Learning to Use the World Wide Web Searching and Researching on the World Wide Web


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