"Dale Gibble" <dgibble******.com> wrote in message
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>I take this to mean that PASV cannot be turned off by checking the box in
>internet options.[/color]


It would be more accurate to take it as a suggestion to not bother with IE7
for FTP, in particular if a password is required for the FTP site in
question.

There are other, more reliable and less complex alternatives.


HTH
-pk
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> "Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message
> news:uYb$XsI3IHA.2580@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> "Dale Gibble" <dgibble******.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23NywdZI3IHA.5024@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>>I need to turn PASV off. The FTP server I am using says "PASV command
>>>failed".[/color]
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>> You may find that the simplest solution is to not use IE7 as an FTP
>> client. FileZilla has most FTP features and is free, and if you must use
>> a browser you will likey find that Firefox works properly.
>>
>> I happen to rely on FTP for a particular work-group and when IE7 came
>> out, just shifted the group away from IE to an actual FTP client. This
>> ended virtually all of the support requirements.
>>
>> HTH
>> -pk
>>
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>>> "Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> message news:AF06A016-5EEF-41BB-AEAD-A4C7CEA108C3@microsoft.com...
>>>> How do I start FTP?
>>>> To start FTP in Internet Explorer, type the FTP address into the
>>>> Address bar or click an FTP link on a webpage. If you click a link, you
>>>> will be asked whether you want to save the file or open it. (If you use
>>>> a different web browser, follow the instructions that came with your
>>>> browser.)
>>>>
>>>> FTP addresses start with "ftp://" rather than "http://." For example,
>>>> to go to the Microsoft FTP website, type [url]ftp://ftp.microsoft.com[/url], and
>>>> then press ENTER.
>>>>
>>>> How do I access FTP websites and download files?
>>>> In your web browser's address bar, type the Internet address (URL) for
>>>> the FTP site you want to connect to (for example,
>>>> [url]ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/[/url]), and then press ENTER.
>>>>
>>>> The FTP site opens, and you can do one or more of the following:
>>>>
>>>> To open a file or folder, click it.
>>>>
>>>> To download a file or folder, right-click it, and then, in Internet
>>>> Explorer, click Save Target As. If you use a different web browser,
>>>> follow the instructions that came with your browser.
>>>>
>>>> If you have permissions from the person who owns the FTP site, you can
>>>> also open the site in a Windows Explorer window. To open the site in
>>>> this way, in Internet Explorer, click the Page button, and then click
>>>> Open FTP site in Windows Explorer. In the new window, to download a
>>>> file or folder, right-click it, and then click Copy to Folder.
>>>>
>>>> How do I upload files to an FTP website?
>>>> To upload files to an FTP website, you usually need certain permissions
>>>> from the person who owns the site. That person must also give you a
>>>> user name and password, which you'll need to sign in to the FTP site.
>>>>
>>>> Open the FTP website in your browser.
>>>>
>>>> Click Page, and then click Open FTP site in Windows Explorer. If you
>>>> use a different web browser, follow the instructions that came with
>>>> your browser. If you are prompted for an administrator password or
>>>> confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
>>>>
>>>> In Windows Explorer, press ALT, click File, and then click Login as.
>>>>
>>>> Type the user name and password, and then click Log On.
>>>>
>>>> After you sign in, you can copy files to the FTP website by copying and
>>>> pasting.
>>>>
>>>> Can I use FTP to copy or move files between websites?
>>>> Yes, but not directly between sites. You must first use FTP to download
>>>> the files to your computer, and then use FTP again to upload them to
>>>> the other website.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface.
>>>> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales/help/help_en-us.htm[/url] see ''rate a
>>>> post''
>>>> Mark L. Ferguson
>>>>
>>>> "Dale Gibble" <dgibble******.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:eol7e#H3IHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> What settings can I change to allow IE7 to FTP?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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