[Xitami] Getting the FTP side up and running

[Jim Banks]

You have to change 

ftp://taggart.glg.msu.edu/gblogo.gif
to 

ftp://taggart.glg.msu.edu/

then you 
need to go to the main screen of Xitami
click on configuration
click on ftp  ---> top right corner
click on top Define button
click on new
fill in information
make sure you click on save all the way out.



On 18 Aug 2004 at 14:51, Gyrobee@aol.com wrote:

> 
> The version I am running is 2.5c2 - downloaded a week or so ago. All the HTTP directories 
> are in WEBPAGES in the master XITAMI directory and work just fine. I don't really care 
> where I put the files for FTP downloading - I have tried an FTPROOT directory in the 
> XITAMI folder and also the same directory in the WEBPAGES folder.
> 
> In any case, I made the defaults.cfg copy and despite tinkering with the ftp directory in 
> the file, I typically get some version ofa "file not found" notice when I try anonymous FTP 
> access. Occasionally I will get a directory listing where the text files suggest that I have 
> ended up in the PULBLIC directory, but that is rare. 
> 
> By the way, both HTTP and FTP on the same bunch of files has been working for seven years 
> on an old machine running Microsoft PWS so I know the basic internal lnks are sound. The 
> HTTP side of the site is now much superior to the old one now that I am using Xitami, so it 
> is just a bit frustrating trying to get the FTP elements working. A sample can be found on:
> 
> http://taggart.glg.msu.edu/gyro/gbee.htm
> 
> If you scrioll down the page, you will find a link to the GYROBEE LOGO - the link points to:
> 
> ftp://taggart.glg.msu.edu/gblogo.gif
> 
> and would, with the old system, result in the retrieval of the GIF file. All the FTP links are 
> intended to be that simple - just a way to retrieve miscellaneous files that are stored on 
> the system and intended for use by visitors to the site.
> 
> Thanks for your reply.....Ralph
> 
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