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Connecting
When you start Fetch or press the "Open Connection" button you will
be prompted with the connection dialog box. You must specifiy
the name (ftp.primushost.com) or IP number of the machine
you wish to connect to, either by typing it in or by choosing
an item from the Shortcuts pop-up menu.
By default, you FTP as anonymous (userid) and use your email
address as a password. So, set this information in the Preferences
line under the Customize Menu.
Directories
Fetch displays directories roughly the same way that the Macintosh system displays
folders. Once you are connected the current directory is displayed
as the title of a pop-up menu above the file list. You can
change directory in several ways. Double-clicking the name
of a directory in the file list (or selecting it and hitting
enter) causes Fetch to enter that directory. The pop-up menu
above the file lists lets you move to any ancestor of the
current directory. Choosing the Change Directory...
command from the Directories menu prompts you for a directory
name and makes that the current directory. Finally, the bottom
of the Directories menu includes every directory you have
entered since opening the connection. You may re-enter any
one by selecting it from the menu.
Getting a File
Macintosh files are located in the /pub/mac directory here, so, FTP to: ftp.primushost.com.
To get a file, double-click on its name or select it and click
the Get File... button. If the Automatic radio
button is chosen Fetch will try to figure out what kind of
file it is from its name, and treat it as a text file if it
can't make an educated guess. If the Text button is
selected the file will be treated as text, and you will have
the option of converting any BinHex files embedded in the
text file. If the Binary button is selected Fetch will
check to see if the file is in MacBinary II, AppleSingle,
MacBinary I or MacHost format, and otherwise save it without
any formatting or conversion. If you know what kind of file
you are getting you should select the appropriate button.
Most of the time, however, the Automatic setting will
do the right thing.
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