FTP Connect

The FTP Connect dialog lets you make a quick connection to an FTP site without going through the FTP Address Book. To access this function, select the FTP Connect command from the FTP menu on the toolbar.

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You can also right-click the FTP item in the tree and choose FTP Connect from the context menu.

 

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The options available in the FTP Connect dialog are:

 

As well as the FTP Connect command, you can also make an ad-hoc connection to an FTP site by simply entering the URL in the location field. For example, to connect anonymously to the Microsoft FTP server, click in the location field and enter ftp://ftp.microsoft.com and press the Enter key. You can also use this method to connect with a username and password, for example:
 

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