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Anonymous Logins

Free Access

• Anonymous FTP services provides access to all Internet users at no cost.
• Anonymous access is not available on all Internet machines, however.

Usage

•  Login

  To login to an anonymous FTP server, type anonymous as your username.

•  Passwords

  Nettiquette (Internet Etiquette) suggests sending your email address as the connection password. This information is usually stored in a log so the administrators can compile usage statistics.

•  Connection Loads (peaks)

  Access to heavily subscribed sites should be limited to non-peak hours, (other than business hours), for quicker response times.

•  Limits

  Many sites limit the number of concurrent anonymous connections to insure adequate response times (service).

•  READMEs

  Most sites have README files which should be downloaded & read to learn the site's access procedures. README files can often be found in each directory giving a description of the other files.

•  Mirrors

  Some sites are so popular that they cannot keep up with the demand for service. Many such sites provide a list of mirror sites. A mirror site is another Internet machine that has the exact same files & directory structure available for download.