How to use FTP with Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)

Posted by Hassan Maynard on May 2, 2008 in Web | 0 comments

What is FTP?
File Transfer Protocol is the standard way of transferring files across the Internet. Rather than using your E-mail Account to transmit large quantity and/or large size file(s), FTP is it is best alternative for transferring next to sneakernet, lol.

Accessing the FTP Site in Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)

  1. Launch your Internet Explorer 7 browser by double clicking on the icon
  2. In the address bar, type the following link filling in the correct username, password, and domain. E.g. ftp://username:password@domain.com
    FTP_Site_in_InternetExplorer7
  3. The IE7 browser will display a list of all the files and folders that are currently located on the FTP site.
    Note: this view will allow you only with access to download files; this view will not allow you to upload files. If you need to upload files please see Accessing the FTP Site in Windows Explorer.
  4. To quickly download a file to your computer, right-click the file and select “Save Target As…” select the destination folder and then click Save.

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