How to use MSC's anonymous FTP Server

There are many different ftp (file transfer protocol) clients available. ftp comes with the O/S on all UNIX systems. For the Mac and PC there are several third party choices available.

This document describes how to connect to the MSC FTP Server ftp.mscsoftware.com , where to find files you may download, and where to "put" files you wish to upload.

For this discussion the UNIX ftp utility will be used.

Alternatively, you can use your web browser to download files by using the URL: ftp://ftp.mscsoftware.com/pub Please remember that if you are having trouble downloading ".Z" or ".gz" files from a UNIX based browser, that holding the "shift" key while selecting such a file will cause the browser to provide the desired behavior.

1) How to Connect to ftp.mscsoftware.com

From your firewall machine (or host connected to the Internet) type: 
	ftp ftp.mscsoftware.com
Enter: 
	anonymous
You will then see: 
	331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
	Password:
At the password prompt, enter you complete email address: 
	dmr@alice.att.com

2) Where to put or upload files.

Complete 1) above. You are now in the ftp directory. Please change directory to /pub/incoming by typing: 
	cd /pub/incoming
This directory is not readable so you will not be able to see the names of the files that have been uploaded or "put". To "put" or upload a file, you need to specify the file type (binary or ascii) and then move the file. To start this process, type: 
	bin (for binary files eg *.tar, *.Z *.gz)
or 
	asc (for ascii or text files)
Then to begin the upload, type: 
  
	put <filename>
NOTE.
During this process, it will be necessary to contact an MSC technical support representative to notify them that a file has been uploaded or "put" on the MSC ftp server. The technical contact will be able to read the files in the /pub/incoming directory but it is a good idea to provide this person with the descriptive filename that was chosen.

3) Where to find files you may download.

Complete 1) above. You are now in the ftp directory. Please change directory to /pub/outgoing or /pub/msc-products by typing: 
	cd /pub/outgoing
	or
	cd /pub/msc-products
The files in this directory are available for any anonymous user to retrieve. You may list the names of the files in this directory by typing: 
	ls
Downloading or "get"ing files via ftp requires that you know something about the file type before you download it. Two file types are used: ASCII and BINARY.
To download a BINARY file, type: 

	bin
	get <filename>
To download an ASCII file, type: 

	asc
	get <filename>