[olug] anon ftp p/w

[mesc]

Thanx for the idea.I was able to download the files I needed just fine using
lynx.Now if I could jusr fix my ftp/netscape problem.


            Thank you again,Gary Martin


David Walker wrote:

> this won't fix your ftp/netscape problem but you could try downloading your
> rpms using lynx from the command line.  I have several servers without X
> installed and this is the method I use.  I don't have identd installed and
> I'm not having any problems with it.
>
> David Walker
> Systems Administrator
> Vorteon, LLC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mesc [mailto:mesc]On Behalf Of mesc
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 5:35 PM
> To: olug at bstc.net
> Subject: [olug] anon ftp p/w
>
> I've been trying to figure out how to burn a cd since I bought my cd-rw
> last week but I'm  having bad luck for various reasons.After reading the
> CD-Writing-HOWTO and reading the replys I got from my first post I think
> I have it but my version of xcdroast was 3 years old and  a bug in it
> preventing me from completing the setup part of it therefor it was
> useless  to me.So I downloaded the current version but it wouldn't run
> without cdrecord-1.9 or newer........( I just sighed at my tale of  woe
> ).....lol.Now for my troubling part,I went to RPM Find net in netscape
> to download the cdrecord rpm and it wouldn't let me download it giving
> me this popup message <Netscape is unable to set the FTP transfer mode
> with this server.You will not be able to download files>.I have "send my
> e-mail address as anonymous FTP password".So this must be my problem I'm
> having with my Ident,irc can't  find  it and I have to assume that's
> what's causing my anon FTP problems.I do have the package that has Ident
> in it installed as do I have Identd installed,whether or not I  need it
> I have no clue,I was desperate to try anything.I've read the man page on
> Ident over and over but I still don't have it working.Anyone have any
> ideas?
>
>                 Thank you,Gary Martin
>
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