This Web page is an electronic companion to Chapter 4 of the book Learning
to Use the Internet, by
Ernest C. Ackermann . It contains links to the Internet resources, sites,
and services mentioned in the chapter. Using this you can access them directly,
without typing the long addresses or URLs for each item. Please send any comments,
questions or suggestions to Ernest Ackermann. For orders or requests for examination copies contact the publisher at
jimleisy@fbeedle.com.
Chapter 4 Anonymous FTP: Retrieving Files From Other Computer Systems
Items Mentioned in the Chapter
EXAMPLE 4.1 Starting and Stopping an Anonymous FTP Session, and Retrieving
READ.ME
EXAMPLE 4.2 Changing Directories and Retrieving a File During an Anonymous
FTP Session
EXAMPLE 4.3 Getting a List of All FTP Commands
EXAMPLE 4.4 Using mget to Retrieve Several "How to" Guides
Alternative Site is nic.sura.net isn't available
EXAMPLE 4.5 Retrieving Binary and ASCII files
Information about compressed files and compression methods
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and answers about compression. A long, three-part
file
- File Compression,
Archiving, And Text<-> Binary Formats. A list of names and sources for
compression programs, maintained by David Lemson. It contains a table which
includes, for each compression scheme listed, the compression scheme's name,
the extension attached to the name of a compressed file (you use this to know
the program to use to uncompress it), and the names of the compression programs
for several different types of computer systems. It also gives sources on
the Internet for the compression programs.
Anonymous ftp sites for compression programs
Some other places you may want to visit
URL: http://www.webliminal.com/lrn-net4.html
Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 1996
Copyright 1995-1996 Ernest Ackermann
Please send comments/questions to ernie@paprika.mwc.edu.
