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[Sindi Keesan <keesan AT iamjlamb.com>]

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, James Miller wrote:

> I've been meaning to post to the list for some time on MC (Midnight
> Commander file mgr) and its ftp capabilities - something I've only
> recently discovered.  It takes a "fuller" version of MC to do this, i.e.,
> one that has had the capability compiled in, I presume.  Since I have no
> BL machine working here at the moment, I cannot confirm more specifically
> which packages work or do not work (e.g., whether the one at JP's site
> works).  Anyway, for local file transfer it really works nicely.  I
> wouldn't recommend it for anything on the 'net though, since it almost
> certainly does not encrypt username and password.  In any case, in order
> to use this feature you must have an ftp server running on the computer
> whose filesystem you want to access.  Once you've done that, on another
> local machine where you've got MC installed open it an hit F9 (menu).
> Select either the left or right file pane and from the drop-down menu
> select "ftp link..."  In the text box that appears, type a valid user 
name.... 

I have mini-mc installed (from JP).

F9 highlights Left.  Down arrow gives a menu without ftp link.

F2 gives a menu with r - copy file to remote host.  How do I connect to 
'remote host'?  Could this be done over a plip connection?

Probably mini-mc is not going to do ftp transfers.

Looking at mc from SW3.2 in Bl1.   F9 highlights Left, and Enter 
key gives a menu with Network link and Ftp link.   This will work
as should the mc from SW71.

What package do I need to install to get an ftp server, and does it matter
which of the two computers I install it to, for ftp server?  (For laplink
- llpro - both computers are treated the same way).  Is the one I want to
access the one that is sending files or the one that is receiving, or 
does it matter so long as I use mc on the other one?  Are they hooked up 
by parallel or serial cable?

> ...and password on the system you'll ftp to, followed by the machine's 
IP
> address.  For your local network (the only network on which you should be
> trying this), the entry would look something like user:passwd AT 192.168.0.2

user name  root, password (nothing)    root:@192.168.0.2  ?

When doing plip the number I use is 192.168.1.2 - are they supposed to be 
the same?  Where do these numbers come from anyway, are they in some file?

> .  In other words, user name, colon, password, the @ sign, then the IP
> address for the machine running the ftp server.  Hit "ok" and, if all is
> well, the remote computer's filesystem will appear in the pane.  You can
> then use MC's usual keystrokes for copying and moving files between the
> local computer's filesystem and the local one.  You can also edit files on
> the remote machine using MC's built-in editor (invoked by hitting F4), as
> well as delete them (F8).  Hope this proves as helpful to someone else as
> it has proven for me.

It should if I can get it working, thanks.
Should mc work over a plip connection instead of 'network' or 'ftp'?

> James
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