File Transfer Protocol (FTP) was the standard method of sending and retrieving files over the Internet without the need to use an email attachment or a browser to open the file. It has been replaced by the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and the Secure Copy protocol (SCP) which encrypt your login and data, because old FTP operated insecurely (without encryption).
SFTP and SCP are particularly useful for transmitting or receiving large numbers of files (such as whole directory or a Web site) without having to click on each one individually.
This document explains how to use programs which run SFTP and/or SCP. It describes programs for the three most popular platforms: Microsoft Windows, Unix, and Apple Mac OS X. This document assumes you are completely familiar with using your computer and operating system, and that you know and understand files, folders (directories), Web sites, URIs, and usernames/passwords. If you are uncertain about any of these, please refer to the Training Centre pages for details of courses.
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2. Installing the software
All Internet-ready computers should have an SFTP or SCP program (called an SFTP or SCP ‘client’) already installed. If not, complain to your supplier or download and install one yourself.
On the UCC campus, staff and student computers have a standalone SFTP or SCP client called puTTY installed. As an alternative for student use (easier) you can install Firefox on your memory stick and then install the FireFTP plugin in Firefox to do your uploads.
The command-line SFTP and SCP programs are installed by default on all Unix-like systems. You can also install graphical versions like FileZilla or gFTP via your system updater (RPM, apt-get, yum, MacPorts, etc)
There is a command-line SFTP/SCP built into the campus licensed copy of puTTY which is installed on staff amd student computers in UCC. Two of the many alternative graphical systems available are:
In your Web browser, click on http://filezilla-project.org/ and download and install the FileZilla Client.
If you are using a student lab, you must install FileZilla to your USB memory stick because you cannot install software to the hard disk.
This is a plugin for the Firefox browser. You have to install Firefox first (a replacement for Internet Explorer).
Install Firefox from http://www.firefox.com.
If you are using a student lab, you must install Firefox to your USB memory stick because you cannot install software to the hard disk.
Install FireFTP from http://fireftp.mozdev.org/ into Firefox.
Get Fugu (OS X) or Fetch (OS/9) and install it. The UCC Mac Users Group can advise on other software.
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