Re: ncftp username login problem

From: Clifford Kite (kite_at_see.signature.id)
Date: 06/24/04


Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:04:50 -0500

Bill Marcum <bmarcum@iglou.com.urgent> wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:33:16 -0500, Clifford Kite
> <kite@see.signature.id> wrote:
>> p cooper <pdconetwofour_numbers_@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>> any idea how I go about fixing it ?
>>
>> Use the correct format?
>>
>> ncftp> open -u username -p xxxx ispaddress.com
>>
>> No ""'s, target hostname last.
>>
> Doesn't ncftp also accept URL format?
> open ftp://user:password@hostname

All I have to go by are the ncftp man pages and cut-and-try. The man
pages don't say anything about using that format with "open," but
cut-and-try confirms that

ncftp> open ftp://my_username:my_password@localhost

works.

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