[X4U] Connecting to FTP server

Daly Jessup jessup at san.rr.com
Tue Feb 17 18:40:48 PST 2009


Mark wrote:

>>I've been trying to figure out how to upload files to an FTP server 
>>using the "Connect to Server..." function of my Mac. I can connect 
>>to the server without a problem and I can download files from it 
>>but when I try to drag a file onto it I get a message saying it 
>>can't be modified. I can upload files to it using Fetch or one of 
>>my web site creation programs, but I was hoping to be able to 
>>upload to it without the use of 3rd party software. I have full 
>>access to administer the FTP site but I don't see anything for me 
>>to change. Am I missing something or is this a limitation of the 
>>"Connect to Server..." function of the Mac?

I just use Transmit, which is completely easy for ftp. But it costs 
money. You can also use Cyberduck
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14426> which is 
free. And it's drag and drop.

Daly
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