FTP and SEARCH ENGINES

11-07-2002, 01:57 PM

Hi

I am a new to all this so I am looking for some kind person to give me some help.

I would like some assistance on FTP and search engines.
any information will be of help.

Thanks:computer:

Music Pirate · 11-07-2002, 02:39 PM

Well depends on what you want to know about searach engines and FTP. Are you wanting to know what the best search engine there is..well I use Google. And I use this software to access anything that deals with FTP... SmarFTP.

11-07-2002, 02:42 PM

Thanks for your reply

Have you ever heard of the search engine 'Archie'??

Music Pirate · 11-07-2002, 02:46 PM

No I am afraid I havn't...

11-07-2002, 03:04 PM

I personally do not know alot about FTP but I have to agree with MP that if your looking for a good seach engine the best around is Google. :thumbs up

Welcome to the herd Elizabeth Berry!!!

11-07-2002, 03:26 PM

Cheers your help is much appreciated

gbread49 · 11-07-2002, 04:17 PM

Hi Elizabeth,,,,,yep, heard of "Archie", never used it though. As I remember it is primarily used for searching FTP's. Only problem d/l'ing DIRECTLY from an unknown FTP is that you really never know what you are getting until you have it d/l'ed. (File/program names are often truncated, version numbers not added to the file name, etc....)

As far as searching the web in general, "Google" is the way to go!

......and Welcome to UTC. Hope you enjoy the pasture.....

Bork · 11-10-2002, 01:49 AM

http://www.unitethecows.com/forums/s...0269#post20269 try my link thread also have some ftp links included
Archie is a ftp look-a-like as i do remember well it is simular to ftp principal but usses another protocol.

rastagard · 11-10-2002, 03:51 PM

Ummm, I'm not exactly a newbie, but theres still a lot of stuff I don't know. I kinda know about ftp, as far as uploading stuff to my pitiful little website goes, but what are we talking about here? Is there some way to share files with it? Is there a program needed to look for and d/l from it?

Any explanations would be greatly appreciated.....

11-10-2002, 04:13 PM

well first off id suggest u get an ftp client... http://smartftp.com go there and download the smartftp client which is sooo kool. and look at the readme and that should tell u all u need to know

enjoy

now look for an ftp server that has whatever u may be looking for and try to get a user name and password many servers are private so u will need a uer name and password and...enjoy many times there is an upload to download ratio that u'll have to follow if not u may be banned from that server.

[check here]

rastagard · 11-10-2002, 05:38 PM

Thanks, napro, but I'm afraid I'm pretty lost here. :confused:

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well first off id suggest u get an ftp client... http://smartftp.com go there and download the smartftp client which is sooo kool. and look at the readme and that should tell u all u need to know

I have WS_FTP Pro that I have been using to upload files to my website. Does the client you suggest have special capabilities or do all clients do the same thing to one degree or another?

Quote:

now look for an ftp server that has whatever u may be looking for and try to get a user name and password many servers are private so u will need a uer name and password and...enjoy many times there is an upload to download ratio that u'll have to follow if not u may be banned from that server.

I don't have a clue how or where to look. I clicked the link you included and it seemed like it was part of a greater tutorial on IRC . I am totally lost. Is ftp a way to get files from IRC? I have never used any IRC clients as they seem quite complicated. Is that where you search for ftp sites? Do you get the password and user name there or do you sign up somewhere?

Am I making this more complicated then it is or is this something only advanced users should get into. As I said before I am not a newbie, but I definately favor simplicity and ease of use over complicated and technical stuff.

Thanks for your help and if this is something that would require more than 20 minutes of poring over a tutorial then maybe it isn't really for me. I have found some of the p2p programs to be more complicated than others and I guess I could master them if there was a compelling reason, but so far I have not really thought of one.

If someone could simplify this for me I would appreciate it, however if it really is as complicated as it seems, maybe I will wait till there are no other options for p2p before I tackle this.

11-10-2002, 05:42 PM

well...first off if u dont mind answering this:

what r u looking for?

rastagard · 11-10-2002, 05:59 PM

I don't suppose "stuff" would help you any?

I have been at this for a while and to be honest it is hard for me to come up with new things to look for. In general I go for a little of everything, Music, Software, Videos and yes even the occasional Adult material . The only thing I haven't really gone for is movies. Most are cam versions with asian subtitles and I prefer to just rent em or buy em when they come out on DVD.

One of the things I like about p2p is the variety of things out there that I have discovered by doing user searches. I never would have thought to look for tattoos, but found one someone had and have been searching for them since. This is part of the experience I like most. It is kinda fun to check someones files and try to imagine what they are like. But I digress.

I would say that music and software are the things I am primarily looking for.

the flinger · 11-10-2002, 06:19 PM

rastagard- contact me.

i have a membership to this site, its pretty good.
you can have the list.

see ya buddy

11-07-2002, 01:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Elizabeth Berry Guest Posts: n/a	FTP and SEARCH ENGINES Hi I am a new to all this so I am looking for some kind person to give me some help. I would like some assistance on FTP and search engines. any information will be of help. Thanks:computer:

11-07-2002, 02:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Music Pirate Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 452	Re: FTP and SEARCH ENGINES Well depends on what you want to know about searach engines and FTP. Are you wanting to know what the best search engine there is..well I use Google. And I use this software to access anything that deals with FTP... SmarFTP.

11-07-2002, 04:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
gbread49 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 744	Hi Elizabeth,,,,,yep, heard of "Archie", never used it though. As I remember it is primarily used for searching FTP's. Only problem d/l'ing DIRECTLY from an unknown FTP is that you really never know what you are getting until you have it d/l'ed. (File/program names are often truncated, version numbers not added to the file name, etc....) As far as searching the web in general, "Google" is the way to go! ......and Welcome to UTC. Hope you enjoy the pasture..... __________________

11-10-2002, 06:19 PM	#14 (permalink)
the flinger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: in a shack by the river Posts: 401	rastagard- contact me. i have a membership to this site, its pretty good. you can have the list. see ya buddy __________________ woot!

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11-07-2002, 02:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Elizabeth Berry Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for your reply Have you ever heard of the search engine 'Archie'??

11-07-2002, 02:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Music Pirate Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 452	No I am afraid I havn't...

11-07-2002, 03:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	I personally do not know alot about FTP but I have to agree with MP that if your looking for a good seach engine the best around is Google. :thumbs up Welcome to the herd Elizabeth Berry!!!

11-07-2002, 03:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Elizabeth Berry Guest Posts: n/a	Cheers your help is much appreciated

11-10-2002, 01:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
Bork Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 40	http://www.unitethecows.com/forums/s...0269#post20269 try my link thread also have some ftp links included Archie is a ftp look-a-like as i do remember well it is simular to ftp principal but usses another protocol.

11-10-2002, 03:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
rastagard Humble Idiot Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,271	Ummm, I'm not exactly a newbie, but theres still a lot of stuff I don't know. I kinda know about ftp, as far as uploading stuff to my pitiful little website goes, but what are we talking about here? Is there some way to share files with it? Is there a program needed to look for and d/l from it? Any explanations would be greatly appreciated.....

11-10-2002, 04:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	well first off id suggest u get an ftp client... http://smartftp.com go there and download the smartftp client which is sooo kool. and look at the readme and that should tell u all u need to know enjoy now look for an ftp server that has whatever u may be looking for and try to get a user name and password many servers are private so u will need a uer name and password and...enjoy many times there is an upload to download ratio that u'll have to follow if not u may be banned from that server. [check here]

11-10-2002, 05:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	well...first off if u dont mind answering this: what r u looking for?

11-10-2002, 05:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
rastagard Humble Idiot Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,271	I don't suppose "stuff" would help you any? I have been at this for a while and to be honest it is hard for me to come up with new things to look for. In general I go for a little of everything, Music, Software, Videos and yes even the occasional Adult material . The only thing I haven't really gone for is movies. Most are cam versions with asian subtitles and I prefer to just rent em or buy em when they come out on DVD. One of the things I like about p2p is the variety of things out there that I have discovered by doing user searches. I never would have thought to look for tattoos, but found one someone had and have been searching for them since. This is part of the experience I like most. It is kinda fun to check someones files and try to imagine what they are like. But I digress. I would say that music and software are the things I am primarily looking for.