FTP

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is your friend. FTP is a verb in that it describes how files may be transferred between computers. It is also a noun because it describes some storage space you have at FSU. This space has some interesting qualities:

It is private and secure, only you may log in with your UCA and password and move files to and from the space. This is an excellent alternative to thumb drives or other storage devices because you may access it from work, home, school, or anywhere there is Internet connectivity. You can store files on your FSU FTP site that you cannot store in Google Docs i.e. music & video.

The FTP site is also public in that, given the address to documents that reside

You are required to be able to save files to and hyperlink to them using your FTP space. Everyone has space they may log into using their UCA and password.

Go to the FSU library site and select FTP from the Menu Bar to access your FTP site

Log on

Create and drag a file into your FTP space. You cannot drag a file that is currently open. For example if you create a Word document, close it before you drag it into your FTP location.

You can use it as a web site. The place may be public - you may use it as a storage area and a web site.

Everyone has the same basic(shared) URL because we are all on the same FTP server http://www2.fairmontstate.edu/users/ Notice below how he next item in the URL is the individual's UCA, then the file name.

http://www2.fairmonstate.edu.edu/users/youruca/yourfilename

for example

If I moved my resume (Vita_Pierce.doc) to my ftp site I could access it through a browser by typing (or pasting) this URL in the address bar

http://www2.fairmontstate.edu/users/rpierce2/Vita_Pierce.doc Note anyone may view (or download) this item if they have the web address or URL.

You should be prompted (or it might automatically download) try it. The point is you have a big storage area on the web (Your FTP site). You may move files to it (Upload) or from it (download) to your machine. I use it everyday. At work I will start something, move it to the ftp, get home, download it to my home machine. Do you get it?

Required 

  1. You need to save a file on your ftp site
  2. Create a Word document and save it on your desktop.
  3. Open your FTP site
  4. Drag the file from your desktop into your FTP site. BE CAREFUL TO CLOSE WORD PRIOR TO THE DRAG & DROP or you will get an error.
  5. View your document in a web browser by typing in the public URL. See discussion above.
  6. Copy and paste the public URL that successfully points to your document in the subject line of an email message.

  7. Create a post on your blog that details your previous experience with FTP if any. Include a hyperlink to the document stored on the FTP site.

     


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