On Wed, 2004-05-12 at 04:51, Jeff Vian wrote: > mlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > >I'm currently in the process of setting up a ftp server using vs-ftpd > >unfortunately I'm having a bit of a problem in that I need to pass urls to > >various files to customers through a html page. > > > >The files in question will all be under the same directory structure for > >each customer however each customer will have there own account with private > >and general file storage areas. > > > >The problem is as followes if I tell a customer to access the url > >ftp://ftp.bobsfilestore.com then IE attempts to connect to that host, > >prompts for login details and then displays there personal file area, > > > > > > This gets them to their home areas. > > >however if they try and access ftp://ftp.bobsfilestore.com/file1.zip then IE > >just responds with a "The page cannot be displayed" message. > > > > > > This seems related to the anonymous ftp config. > > >If anyone is able to help me I would be most greatfull. Can you tell them to try: ftp://username@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/file1.zip This should prompt them for their password, then get the file. -- Chris Kloiber