Re: XP Home file transfer to and from an old Mac computer?

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Dennis your web hosting company can set that up for you if it is not already
done. Or if it is just something simple I just use http://www.yousendit.com
which is free.

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"dk_" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:nobody-24021A.09165730072005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <#c$65FRlFHA.3692@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Malke <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> dk_ wrote:
>>
>> > In article <uygw4YLlFHA.3968@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> > Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >> dk_ wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > How can I transfer files back a forth, (over the internet), between
>> >> > my new 'Windows XP Home Edition w/SP2' pc, and my old Macintosh
>> >> > computer?
>> >> >
>> >> > Before buying the new 'XP machine', I used to move files over the
>> >> > internet via FTP servers and FTP clients on two old Macintosh
>> >> > machine.
>> >> >
>> >> > I am going through a Dlink routers on each end.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Why can't you do this? What happens? Error messages? I like the free
>> >> FTP client FTP Commander for Windows:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.internet-soft.com/ftpcomm.htm
>> >>
>> >> Malke
>> >
>> >
>> > Don't I need an FTP server on my Windows XP Home SP2 machine?
>> >
>> > -Dennis
>> >
>> Well I don't know Dennis, since you didn't tell us anything about your
>> setup and what you have available to you. I have an FTP account on my
>> web host's servers and that's what I use, so I don't use any FTP
>> servers on any of my machines - Windows or Linux - just clients. I just
>> upload to my FTP "space" and download from another machine.
>>
>> If you don't have an account with someone, then the answer is that you
>> can't do this natively from XP Home. Pro has IIS, which contains an FTP
>> server but Home does not. In that case, use third-party software.
>> Google using the search term "ftp software" and you'll get over 13
>> million links - the ones on the first page look like they will be a
>> good place to start your research.
>>
>> Malke
>
> Malke,
>
> I guess that you've answered my question, and that is that there is
> nothing available in XP Home edition that will do FTP serving. I must
> use a 3rd party server, but which one???
>
> I transfer files back a forth between home and the office, or between
> either, and also between a portable laptop (when I'm out of town).
> ...for example, from home I will 'put and get' files from the office
> machine from the home machine, and when at the office I will 'put and
> get' file to the home machine. ...so I need servers on each machine. I
> use a mix of old Macintosh computers, a Windows 98 SE laptop, and
> finally a new HP tower machine with 'Windows XP Home Edition w/SP2.'
>
> On the Windows 98 machine, I use WS_FTP LE, for the client software and
> Jgaa's WarFTP Server (which I find complicated and confusing but
> powerful to setup).
>
> -Dennis
>
> --
> Dennis Kessler
> http://www.denniskessler.com/acupuncture
>


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