To FTP files into the www2 personal web server on a Macintosh, the Office of Information Technology recomends that you use Fetch 3.0.1 or higher
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*If you don't like Fetch, there are other FTP programs you can use. See the Information Technology FTP Clients page for more information.
1. After installing Fetch on your hard drive, launch the application.
2. The first window to
appear will be the New Connection window, which will request information about
what server to connect to, your User ID and your password. In the Host
option, type in www2.bc.edu, in the User ID option, type in your
BC username, and in the Password box, type in your BC PIN.
Any information in the Directory option should be deleted. If you are comfortable
typing directory paths, you can enter the path /usr/users/<username>/www
into the directory box and skip step 3. (replace <username> with your
BC username)
3. The next window to appear will
be the FTP upload/download window. In this window you will need to double click
on the www folder to enter into your directory on the web server. All
files must be placed inside the www folder in order to appear on the web.
4. After double clicking on the
www folder, you will be in your directory on the server. In this directory you
can add and delete files. Your home page is default.html. Your home page
must always have this name. If you want to create a new home page, replace the
current default.html file with a new one called default.html.
To add a file to the server, click the Put File... button or drag the file from your hard drive into the file list in the dialog box. (drag and drop allows you to skip the dialog boxes in steps 5 and 6)
5. Using the Put File
button will bring up a dialogue box, asking you to navigate to the file you wish
to place on the server. Locate the desired file and click Open.
6. Another dialogue box
will appear asking you in what format to place the file on the server. Select
Text in the the Format pull down, and click OK. This will place your file
on the server.
