acessing FTP through firefox

[The Linuxator]

My college account is an ftp account and I usually acess it through IE.
so lets say my college's name is collegexx and the engineering dept is noted as eng I type in IE ftp://eng.collegexx.edu and I get the normal screen for acessing any ftp account, now if I try this under FF it doesn't work.

So how to type this in firefox.

 

[bersl2]

Please use a proper FTP client. It will make everyone's life easier.

 

[The Linuxator]

Originally posted by: bersl2
Please use a proper FTP client. It will make everyone's life easier.

Thank you for your input, however I never really had to use any ftp account before therefor I am unfamiliar with this situation.
Can you recommend a certain ftp client, probably an opensource one, so that I can install one on Windows Xp pro and on Fedora Core 4 too.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Windows XP and FC4 will have one installed already (or should, if they don't something is wrong). It's called ftp. man ftp

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Search through the FF extensions for Fire FTP. Awesome FTP client...
Tas.

 

[The Linuxator]

Originally posted by: tasburrfoot78362
Search through the FF extensions for Fire FTP. Awesome FTP client...
Tas.

Thank you, that's exactly what I am looking for, an integrated firefox ftp does the job very well, now I can install it on any platfrom that has firefox on it.
The only thing that bugs me with it is that why isn't their a copy command in the menu I only see cut ? Am I understanding this right ?


And BTW n0cmonkey I don't mean any disrespect, but please stop bombarding me with man pages , everytime I ask a question on the forums, I know you are very knwoledgeable and always trying to be helpful, and honestly you are and I don't think you need my opinion on that, but sometimes man pages get ugly, I can claim knwoledge to anything I want to on the forums, and everytime somone asks me a question I just execute the following code :


...

Dim Answer as String

If case question asked then

Answer = "man type a word concerning the issue here ."

Else
'Somone is like I don't understand the page or It's too long and takes alot of time !! '

Answer = "RTFM, don't expect ppl to do things for you."

EndIf...


But a normal answer sometimes will do, just like the one I got, thank you for your patience n0cmonkey .

PS: I already know about the ftp function in terminal and cmd but it's very unpractical

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: The Linuxator
And BTW n0cmonkey I don't mean any disrespect, but please stop bombarding me with man pages , everytime I ask a question on the forums, I know you are very knwoledgeable and always trying to be helpful, and honestly you are and I don't think you need my opinion on that, but sometimes man pages get ugly, I can claim knwoledge to anything I want to on the forums, and everytime somone asks me a question I just execute the following code :


...

Dim Answer as String

If case question asked then

Answer = "man type a word concerning the issue here ."

Else
'Somone is like I don't understand the page or It's too long and takes alot of time !! '

Answer = "RTFM, don't expect ppl to do things for you."

EndIf...


But a normal answer sometimes will do, just like the one I got, thank you for your patience n0cmonkey .

I know you don't want to learn and just want everything handed to you, but I can't lose all faith in humanity yet. I recently regained a bit.

If you don't understand a part of the man page, ask good questions. I mentioned this as an option previously. The wireless card question you asked, I not only gave you the manpage to look at, but something to try. Of course, I don't think you responded to that thread recently, so I don't know what you're having issues with.

PS: I already know about the ftp function in terminal and cmd but it's very unpractical

How so?

 

[The Linuxator]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: The Linuxator
And BTW n0cmonkey I don't mean any disrespect, but please stop bombarding me with man pages , everytime I ask a question on the forums, I know you are very knwoledgeable and always trying to be helpful, and honestly you are and I don't think you need my opinion on that, but sometimes man pages get ugly, I can claim knwoledge to anything I want to on the forums, and everytime somone asks me a question I just execute the following code :


...

Dim Answer as String

If case question asked then

Answer = "man type a word concerning the issue here ."

Else
'Somone is like I don't understand the page or It's too long and takes alot of time !! '

Answer = "RTFM, don't expect ppl to do things for you."

EndIf...


But a normal answer sometimes will do, just like the one I got, thank you for your patience n0cmonkey .

I know you don't want to learn and just want everything handed to you, but I can't lose all faith in humanity yet. I recently regained a bit.

If you don't understand a part of the man page, ask good questions. I mentioned this as an option previously. The wireless card question you asked, I not only gave you the manpage to look at, but something to try. Of course, I don't think you responded to that thread recently, so I don't know what you're having issues with.

PS: I already know about the ftp function in terminal and cmd but it's very unpractical

How so?

Oh for the same reason you need to have a GUI on your system, and if you say you don't and your ssytem runs only a terminal and apps. Then I will accept the answer but kiss goodbye any credebility you might have in my book.

So are you saying that everyone that has a guide or an illustration of anything is a fool, should I just go to my programming class and copy a command for a man page
and go home and read the man page and that's it, you are too opensourced for me , sorry your answers are a waste of time just like that trackpoint thread please stop trying to confuse me I can learn from man pages but I rather save time thank you.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: The Linuxator
Oh for the same reason you need to have a GUI on your system, and if you say you don't and your ssytem runs only a terminal and apps. Then I will accept the answer but kiss goodbye any credebility you might have in my book.

Some of my systems have GUIs, some are more serverish or too old.

Still doesn't make sense to me though. FTP is simple enough that a GUI isn't necessary. I find it a PITA to work with when it comes to FTP. Maybe that's just me though. Personal preference.

So are you saying that everyone that has a guide or an illustration of anything is a fool, should I just go to my programming class and copy a command for a man page
and go home and read the man page and that's it, you are too opensourced for me , sorry your answers are a waste of time just like that trackpoint thread please stop trying to confuse me I can learn from man pages but I rather save time thank you.

You're not saving time. Reading the man page and testing until you have a decent grasp is probably quicker than posting a thread or e-mail and waiting for a good response. Plus, you get working knowledge instead of just someone else's version of the truth.

Whatever though. If you need someone to wipe your butt for you, good luck with life. :beer:

EDIT: A manpage is a guide. So saying that everyone that has a guide or an illustration is a fool would be admitting I'm a fool. I may be a fool, but I'm not fool enough to admit it.

 

[The Linuxator]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: The Linuxator
Oh for the same reason you need to have a GUI on your system, and if you say you don't and your ssytem runs only a terminal and apps. Then I will accept the answer but kiss goodbye any credebility you might have in my book.

Some of my systems have GUIs, some are more serverish or too old.

Still doesn't make sense to me though. FTP is simple enough that a GUI isn't necessary. I find it a PITA to work with when it comes to FTP. Maybe that's just me though. Personal preference.

So are you saying that everyone that has a guide or an illustration of anything is a fool, should I just go to my programming class and copy a command for a man page
and go home and read the man page and that's it, you are too opensourced for me , sorry your answers are a waste of time just like that trackpoint thread please stop trying to confuse me I can learn from man pages but I rather save time thank you.

You're not saving time. Reading the man page and testing until you have a decent grasp is probably quicker than posting a thread or e-mail and waiting for a good response. Plus, you get working knowledge instead of just someone else's version of the truth.

Whatever though. If you need someone to wipe your butt for you, good luck with life. :beer:

EDIT: A manpage is a guide. So saying that everyone that has a guide or an illustration is a fool would be admitting I'm a fool. I may be a fool, but I'm not fool enough to admit it.

Well at least you can diagnose yourself instead of diagnosing others posts, well done.

And lets say if I have read the man page would it have led me to the info that the nice member above gave to me, ............................... I DON'T THINK SO !!!

 

[n0cmonkey]

I don't see any information on the standard ftp client that comes with Linux.

Do things your way. What do I know anyways? I'm just a newbie with this whole *nix thing.

Ignore me when I pop into your threads.

 

[The Linuxator]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I don't see any information on the standard ftp client that comes with Linux.

Do things your way. What do I know anyways? I'm just a newbie with this whole *nix thing.

Ignore me when I pop into your threads.

I am dissapointed with you , I thought maybe from my 1st answer to you here in this thread you will understand me, but I don't want to ignore you in my threads I think that's Inappropriate.

Lets say that I rather not have you pop up in my threads anymore, and thank you for your useful input so far ( If any).

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: The Linuxator

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I don't see any information on the standard ftp client that comes with Linux.

Do things your way. What do I know anyways? I'm just a newbie with this whole *nix thing.

Ignore me when I pop into your threads.

I am dissapointed with you , I thought maybe from my 1st answer to you here in this thread you will understand me, but I don't want to ignore you in my threads I think that's Inappropriate.

Lets say that I rather not have you pop up in my threads anymore, and thank you for your useful input so far ( If any).

Sorry kid, I'm not going to ignore easyily answered threads, even if the OP is a total tool.

 

[The Linuxator]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: The Linuxator

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I don't see any information on the standard ftp client that comes with Linux.

Do things your way. What do I know anyways? I'm just a newbie with this whole *nix thing.

Ignore me when I pop into your threads.

I am dissapointed with you , I thought maybe from my 1st answer to you here in this thread you will understand me, but I don't want to ignore you in my threads I think that's Inappropriate.

Lets say that I rather not have you pop up in my threads anymore, and thank you for your useful input so far ( If any).

Sorry kid, I'm not going to ignore easyily answered threads, even if the OP is a total tool.