Connecting
When you start Fetch or press the "Open Connection" button
you will be prompted with the connection dialog box. You must specifiy
the name (ftp.primushost.com) or IP number of the machine you wish
to connect to, either by typing it in or by choosing an item from
the Shortcuts pop-up menu .
By default, you FTP as anonymous (userid) and use your email address
as a password. So, set this information in the Preferences line
under the Customize Menu.
Directories
Fetch displays directories roughly the same way that the Macintosh
system displays folders. Once you are connected the current directory
is displayed as the title of a pop-up menu above the file list. You
can change directory in several ways. Double-clicking the name of
a directory in the file list (or selecting it and hitting enter) causes
Fetch to enter that directory. The pop-up menu above the file lists
lets you move to any ancestor of the current directory. Choosing the
Change Directory... command from the Directories menu prompts you
for a directory name and makes that the current directory. Finally,
the bottom of the Directories menu includes every directory you have
entered since opening the connection. You may re-enter any one by
selecting it from the menu.
Getting a File
Macintosh files are located in the /pub/mac directory here, so, FTP to: ftp.primushost.com.
To get a file, double-click on its name or select it and click the Get File... button. If the Automatic radio button is chosen Fetch will try to figure out
what kind of file it is from its name, and treat it as a text file if it can't make an educated guess. If the Text button is selected the file will be treated as
text, and you will have the option of converting any BinHex files embedded in the text file. If the Binary button is selected Fetch will check to see if
the file is in MacBinary II, AppleSingle, MacBinary I or MacHost format, and otherwise save it without any formatting or conversion. If you know
what kind of file you are getting you should select the appropriate button. Most of the time, however, the Automatic setting will do the right thing.
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