| With the recent release of IE7 (basically | | | | |
| pushed out and forced on you, aaarrrgg), | | | | 2) You can save a few clicks by opening the |
| those whom used IE6 as a FTP client will | | | | FTP site directly in Windows Explorer. There |
| notice some changes and issues. Here are the | | | | are many ways of opening Explorer, like |
| highlights of the changes: | | | | simply opening "My Computer" then type your |
| | | | FTP URL in the address bar. Like ftp:/ |
| * The URL syntax with embedded username and | | | | ftp.sitename.com, then if you need to logon |
| password | | | | as, open File, Logon As... and enter username |
| | | | password, Log On button, as above. |
| (ie. ftp://usr:ain.com)and similar syntax is | | | | |
| no longer supported. | | | | 3) Recommended Solution - DON'T USE IE OR |
| | | | EXPLORER. |
| * In order to "Login As..." there are a few | | | | |
| more clicks involved, and a new window must | | | | I have never liked the use of Internet |
| be opened. | | | | Explorer as an FTP client. As an IT manager, |
| | | | the issues caused by this have created more |
| * Actually, IE7 itself does not support a | | | | calls to my help desk than any other issue. |
| non-anonymous login at all... you must open | | | | IE is just about the worst FTP client I can |
| the site in Windows Explorer. | | | | think of. So, what to use? Well, there are |
| | | | many free FTP clients that do a much better |
| Solutions | | | | job. The top two that I recommend are |
| | | | FileZilla and CuteFTP Free Trial. If you need |
| 1) Continue to open FTP sites using IE7, but | | | | premium tech support and are willing to pay |
| if you need "Login As...", do the following: | | | | for it, I recommend WS_FTP by IpSwitch. |
| Click on Page in the upper right corner, then | | | | |
| click "Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer". | | | | Enjoy your FTP! |
| When site opens in Windows Explorer, then | | | | |
| click File, Login As... Enter your username | | | | Get your fix at A community of People |
| and password, click Log On button. | | | | Helping People Fix Stuff. |