FTP format using a password and username

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Does anyone know if below is the way you would connect to an FTP site using a username and password?

Code:

ftp://username:[email protected]

Cheers

Michael

 

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Usually your username is "anonymous" and your password is any e-mail address.

 

According to the specification of URL formats, RFC 1738, an FTP URL is of the form

Code:

ftp://user:password@host:port/path 

some or all of the parts may be excluded. so yes.

 

wasn't there a microsoft security patch about a year ago that prevents the use of username : password@host strings? or was that only for http requests?

 

Off topic post.

d-Faktor,

I liked your old avatar from MCSE World much better. It was much more pleasant to look at....

 

There was but I seem to remember it being removed again some time after? I could be wrong though, I'd be interested to find out.

 

hmmm... you'll have to remind me, freddy, because i always get bored really fast with my avatar, so i usually change it every few weeks. i know i had quite a few different ones both on mcseworld and tech-unity. don't you like the bunny? :hhhmmm

 

hmm, there's this one for this vulnerability, but i can't find anything about it being removed. still, it only deals with http/https requests, so it's not of any consequence for the above mentioned ftp request.

 

Oh, I guess the bunny is OK. It's not my style so I'm actually quite indifferent to it. Your old avatar on MCSE World though was a good looking gal on whose arm you had placed a photoshopped tattoo. She was much eaiser to look to at.

 

ah yes, i remember now. well, i usually save all my avatars, but i can't find this one. i'll have a proper look later this evening. still, i do remember where i got the source image: http://ads.skins.be/pics/charlizeFJEJ1_02_1024.jpg.
it was heavily cropped, mainly focussing on the arm, on which i indeed had photoshopped a reasonably genuine looking tattoo of a logo i was using back then. i remember people asking me if that was me, but alas, i had to admit that it was actually charlize theron in the picture.

anyway, this is getting waaay off-topic. sorry everybody.

 

How are you trying to connect, Slypie ? ftp client, IE, command line ?

 

Jakamoko, I just wanted to know how you connect to an FTP site through IE when you need and username and password.

 

IE sux...especially at connecting to FTP servers. You can do it from the command line or download free FTP client software to your computer and use that. I tend to use client software because it makes it easier for me to login to sites I visit repeatedly. I do the configuration once and it's there forever. AceFTP 3 Freeware but there are plenty of free FTP clients available for download. I did a quick google search and came up with this:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=download+free+ftp+clients&btnG=Google+Search

Check them out and have fun.

 

Only using IE as an example, Trip.

Slypie - just type ftp.domainname into the address bar (IE will then auto-add the ftp// part for you) and press enter. You will then be asked for the username and pass - enter these, and you'll be able to browse your folders.

Stick with a proper ftp client, tho - Filezilla is the Daddy for this