How can I FTP in IE7/

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How do I start FTP?
To start FTP in Internet Explorer, type the FTP address into the Address bar
or click an FTP link on a webpage. If you click a link, you will be asked
whether you want to save the file or open it. (If you use a different web
browser, follow the instructions that came with your browser.)

FTP addresses start with "ftp://" rather than "http://." For example, to go
to the Microsoft FTP website, type ftp://ftp.microsoft.com, and then press
ENTER.

How do I access FTP websites and download files?
In your web browser's address bar, type the Internet address (URL) for the
FTP site you want to connect to (for example, ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/), and
then press ENTER.

The FTP site opens, and you can do one or more of the following:

To open a file or folder, click it.

To download a file or folder, right-click it, and then, in Internet
Explorer, click Save Target As. If you use a different web browser, follow
the instructions that came with your browser.

If you have permissions from the person who owns the FTP site, you can also
open the site in a Windows Explorer window. To open the site in this way, in
Internet Explorer, click the Page button, and then click Open FTP site in
Windows Explorer. In the new window, to download a file or folder,
right-click it, and then click Copy to Folder.

How do I upload files to an FTP website?
To upload files to an FTP website, you usually need certain permissions from
the person who owns the site. That person must also give you a user name and
password, which you'll need to sign in to the FTP site.

Open the FTP website in your browser.

Click Page, and then click Open FTP site in Windows Explorer. If you use a
different web browser, follow the instructions that came with your browser.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the
password or provide confirmation.

In Windows Explorer, press ALT, click File, and then click Login as.

Type the user name and password, and then click Log On.

After you sign in, you can copy files to the FTP website by copying and
pasting.

Can I use FTP to copy or move files between websites?
Yes, but not directly between sites. You must first use FTP to download the
files to your computer, and then use FTP again to upload them to the other
website.
 
Dale Gibble said:
I need to turn PASV off. The FTP server I am using says "PASV command
failed".
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You may find that the simplest solution is to not use IE7 as an FTP client.
FileZilla has most FTP features and is free, and if you must use a browser
you will likey find that Firefox works properly.

I happen to rely on FTP for a particular work-group and when IE7 came out,
just shifted the group away from IE to an actual FTP client. This ended
virtually all of the support requirements.

HTH
-pk
 
I take this to mean that PASV cannot be turned off by checking the box in
internet options.
 
Dale Gibble said:
I take this to mean that PASV cannot be turned off by checking the box in
internet options.
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It would be more accurate to take it as a suggestion to not bother with IE7
for FTP, in particular if a password is required for the FTP site in
question.

There are other, more reliable and less complex alternatives.


HTH
-pk
 
I take this to mean that PASV cannot be turned off by checking the box
in internet options.
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It can.

But, the FileZilla recommendation still applies. Or any 'real' FTP
client.
 
Dale said:
What settings can I change to allow IE7 to FTP?
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Dale, IE is not 100 reliable. It tends to have trouble and get stuck
with bigger transfers, and is usually slower than something like
filezilla or smartftp.

Nobody is saying you can't use it, but for example if you were building
website on a remote server and need reliability, maximum speed and
efficiency with passwords etc IE is not the tool, people are just
offering their experience and trying to give you the better option
without any loss of hair :)
 
Patrick Keenan said:
It would be more accurate to take it as a suggestion to not bother with
IE7 for FTP, in particular if a password is required for the FTP site in
question.

There are other, more reliable and less complex alternatives.
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Yeah, like the built in FTP command, or by using Wget or cURL command line
tools.

ss.
 
It would  be more accurate to take it as a suggestion to not bother withIE7
forFTP, in particular if apasswordis required for theFTPsite in
question.

There are other, more reliable and less complex alternatives.

HTH
-pk






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so i have an ftp site that requires a UN and PW, i have all the
headaches mentioned. our clients complain constantly. there are
other ftp sites i go to however (with ie7) that will prompt for the UN
and PW and work great. what are they doing that i'm missing? how do
they get a login window to appear?
 
It would be more accurate to take it as a suggestion to not bother withIE7
forFTP, in particular if apasswordis required for theFTPsite in
question.

There are other, more reliable and less complex alternatives.

HTH
-pk






- Show quoted text -
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so i have an ftp site that requires a UN and PW, i have all the
headaches mentioned. our clients complain constantly. there are
other ftp sites i go to however (with ie7) that will prompt for the UN
and PW and work great. what are they doing that i'm missing? how do
they get a login window to appear?
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It's impossible to say without knowing what those FTP sites are and a lot of
details about how they actually interact with IE7 and how they are
structured.

The bottom line is that IE7 doesn't do FTP well, especially if a login is
required. Install FileZilla or FireFox for your clients and the complaints
will go away.

HTH
-pk
 
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