FTP for Windows
Note: These instructions
are for the FTP programs that are provided with Supernet's Windows and
Windows 95 software.
- Connect to the system as usual.
- Open the FTP Program.
- On the left is your computer
and its directories. Maneuver through them to open the directory you
want to copy the file from.
- Click Connect and fill in the following information:
Host: pages.sssnet.com
Username: your account username
Password: your account password
System: Auto
Click OK.
- IMPORTANT Send all .html
or .htm files as "ASCII" or "Text", and all other files must be sent as
"Binary". Not doing this properly will result in "broken" graphic icons
on your pages
- Click on the files you want to
transfer to the server from your computer or floppy drive.
- If you would like to change the
name of the file, type in a new name on the bottom, right side of the
screen. Note: Your main home page must be called index.html when it is
placed on our server for others to be able to view your page properly.
- Click the copy button that
points toward the right.
- You will see a progress bar
that shows the percentage of the transfer that is complete.
- The file is now on the web
server. The URL of your page is http://pages.sssnet.com/yourusername/
This is the address you should give others if they want to view your
page.
FTP for Macintosh (Fetch)
- Connect to the system as usual.
- Launch Fetch.
- Input the following into the dialog box that appears:
Host: pages.sssnet.com
User ID: your account username
Password: your account password
Directory: /
- Click the "Put File" button.
You will be presented with a dialog box asking you to choose the file
you want to send. Navigate through your folders, select the file and
click "Open". If you are sending a binary file, Fetch will ask you which
which format to send the file in. VERY IMPORTANT: choose "Raw Data" from
the pop-up menu.
- To send a batch of files at
once, choose "Put folders and files..." from the "Remote" menu. Select
each file you wish to send by clicking on the file name followed by the
"Add" button. when all of the files are selected, click "Done". Fetch
will ask you which format you wish to send files in. For text files,
choose "Text", for other files, choose "Raw Data". Click OK, all files
will transfer to the server.
- The file is now on the web
server. Use your web browser to test the website. The URL of your page
is http://pages.sssnet.com/yourusername/ This is the address you should
give others if they want to view your page.
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