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~terry Sun, Sep 22, 1996 (16:25) seed
FTP stands for file transfers protocol. Obscure stuff you say? Not if you want to build a web page. FTP lets you send files from your local computer to a remote unix server, such as the files that make up your web page. It also let's you transfer files from the webserver to your local system. We'll talk about how to use ftp and what programs to get for doing ftp in this topic.
~casino Mon, Nov 25, 1996 (14:57) #1
Well Terry, I'm not sure whethter I'm supposed to post my question in this "Response" box or whether I'm supposed to submit it via e-mail to you? However, here it is nonetheless : I have the registered version of WS_FTP Pro, v.4.04, (patch applied to v.4.02), and when I install the latest beta, v.4.10, 96.11.18, the installation reports that my beta will expire in 30 some odd days. Do you know what will happen on the expiration day? Will I be stuck with nag screens, or perhaps the program will cease to fu ction, who knows? Anyone?
~terry Mon, Nov 25, 1996 (17:23) #2
The best place to ask would be in the WS-FTP topic in the apps conference. Post it there and I'll try and get someone in the know to answer your question. OK?
~casino Fri, Jan 3, 1997 (14:46) #3
Nevermind and thanks anyway, Ipswitch posted their v.412 Release shareware and then the WS_FTP Pro v.1.2 upgrade patch a day later, and all is d/l'd and patched and well now.
~terry Tue, Mar 3, 1998 (00:30) #4
A question came via email today that I didn't at first understand. -----Original Message----- From: Carol Curry [mailto:ccurry@poet.com] Sent: Monday, March 02, 1998 7:04 PM To: terry@www.spring.com Subject: text to avatar Terry, Do you know of a product and/or company that does text to avatar translation? We're building an NT-based content management demo and we want to include this feature. Thanks for any help you can provide. CKC Carol Kay Curry VP Marketing POET Software (650) 286-4640 ccurry@poet.com But when I asked around and found out this: I don't know if this fits the bill, but there used to be a ventured-backed startup called nFX out of the MIT Media Lab that did something that could be construed to be "text-to-avatar" stuff. They had a technology that allowed an animator to create a "template" for a cartoon character by feeding the system several line drawings of it in various positions and specifying areas of it as nose, eyes, etc. Once you did that, then it would automatically generate animations based on textual commands (literally stage directions: "walk three steps to the left"). Had wonderful potential for the web, as the textual commands were very low bandwidth and pretty comprehensive. It seems is still alive.
~MarciaH Fri, Oct 29, 1999 (18:05) #5
I use CuteFTP which is a mercifully easy and lightning quick program my son recommended to me. I had to have help setting it up - which was kindly and patiently provided. Since then it is a joy to use and makes me look very good to those who do not have the capability.
~terry Fri, Oct 29, 1999 (20:48) #6
It's good. I use ws ftp out of habit, but Bulletproof ftp rocks, it's the UPS of ftp programs. Always gets your stuff.
~MarciaH Fri, Oct 29, 1999 (21:33) #7
So far, CuteFTP has, as well, but I will save this to file in the event it lets me down - then I upgrade to Bulletproof (I take no prisoners!)
~MarciaH Wed, Dec 1, 1999 (19:22) #8
Not sure where to put this but it is important enough to put here as it is an FTP site for the Gutenberg Project. Don't know what that is? Check it out! ftp://archive.org/pub/etext/etext90/GUTINDEX.ALL Or the main page of the Project to put every extant book on the internet for free access (FTP the text to your hard drive) http://promo.net/pg
~cfadm Wed, Jun 28, 2006 (15:07) #9
Filezilla. Google it.
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