6.3. How to do ftp? (Kate Bush)
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This article is from the Gaffa - Love-Hounds - Kate Bush FAQ, by Ulrich Grepel uli@zoodle.robin.de with numerous contributions by others.
6.3. How to do ftp? (Kate Bush)
To use ftp directly you have to have direct access to the internet.
You connect by typing
ftp ftp.UU.NET [or: ftp 137.39.1.9]
Log in as "anonymous" or "ftp" and use your username as your password.
To change directories e.g. type
cd /usenet/rec.music.gaffa
Other commands are:
dir <dirname> [get a directory, <dirname> is optional, current
if omitted]
get <filename> [get the requested file]
bin [set transfer to binary mode, this is needed
for pictures and compressed files. Best is
if you always do 'bin' first, so you don't
forget]
bye [end the ftp session]
If you don't have FTP (file transfer ability) you can still get the files
by using an FTP mail server run by DEC. You send it a list of commands
and then it sends you the files as regular mail messages, so anyone who
has the ability to send and receive private mail can use this. If a file
is larger then 60k it will be send as more than one message.
If you want to GET binary files (GIF picture files, Wordperfect files, or
anything that's not straight text) it will send you the files in a
special text format called UUENCODED, you will need a program called
UUDECODE for your computer to decode these. Note that this is not always
the most reliable way of getting files, i.e. you may have to do it
several times.
To start off using this, send a message to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com, the
first message should read simply HELP - don't bother with a subject line
as these are ignored. You will be sent back the basic commands and some
examples, read this carefully (as much as you are able to understand).
Here are some specific examples for accessing the Love-Hounds archives,
don't type the parts in brackets []. Note that when typing in file
names, upper and lower case are important! Parts in <> have to replaced
by something useful.
[There is another similar service that can be reached at
bitftp@pucc.Princeton.edu - send a message with body HELP (subject
isn't important), and you will receive instructions. This site seems
to be faster than ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com]
-> Connect to the archives and get a directory of some of the main areas:
reply <your address> [this may or may not be needed on all
messages for your system]
connect ftp.UU.NET [connect to the file archives]
chdir usenet/rec.music.gaffa/kb [change to the main area, only one
CHDIR per session]
dir [get directory of main area]
dir garden [get directory of GARDEN files]
dir cloudbusting [get directory of Cloudbusting dirs]
dir pix [get dir of pix directories]
quit
-> Connect to the Cloudbusting section and get some text files:
reply <your address>
connect ftp.UU.NET
chdir usenet/rec.music.gaffa/kb/cloudbusting/text
[change to Cloudbusting subdirectory]
get cloud1a.txt [GET a file]
get cloud1b.txt [GET another file, only 10 at once]
get cloud1c.txt
quit
-> Connect to the GARDEN section and get some GARDEN files:
reply <your address>
connect ftp.UU.NET
chdir usenet/rec.music.gaffa/kb/garden
[change to garden subdirectory]
get GARDEN01 [GET first GARDEN file]
get GARDEN02 [GET another file, only 10 at once]
quit
-> Connect to pix.hill and get Love-Hounds picture:
reply <your address>
connect ftp.UU.NET
chdir usenet/rec.music.gaffa/kb/pix/pix.hill
uuencode [specify UUENCODE format]
binary [specify BINARY format]
get LOVENAME.GIF
quit
If you can't FTP and you don't have the patience to figure all this out,
the BBSes listed above offer the GIFs and many of the other files too.
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