FTP Clients - Macintosh

 

Choose An FTP Program:

This is an advanced topic. Many people try to send big files using e-mail. E-mail programs use computer machine languages called POP3 & SMTP. Those protocols are designed to handle a lot of small messages reliably but they are not designed to move big files. As a result, you run the risk of "choking" your e-mail program if you try to send e-mails that are over 500 kb in size (including pictures, attachments, etc.).

FTP (file transfer protocol) is the internet's "machine language" for moving big files.  You use an FTP program to do this. They are fairly easy to use if you pick a good program. [We recommend Anarchie for Macintosh OS 7/8/9 systems and Transmit for OS X] You just connect to your ftp directory and "drag & drop" the files to and from your computer to a folder on your ISP's main computer system. Contact your web support department at your ISP for details on the location of your personal ftp folder.

Click a program below to see how to setup and use that program:

	Transmit OS X		Anarchie (For Mac Classic)
	Fetch OS X		Fetch (For Mac Classic)
	Cyberduck OS X

 

Note: You can download FTP software at http://www.tucows.com or http://www.download.com.

Set the appropriate "host address" as users.ispname.com. Set the username and password. This will be your standard login for the Internet and will look something like username@ispname.com.  Leave the initial remote directory box blank. You will be asked to logon when you try to connect. This will take you to your personal web directory where you put your website material. The login is your regular dial-up login like you use to connect to the Internet. The format is username@ with your regular password.

The actual website address will be http://users./username with your username for the last part. This is where your friends would go to see your website.