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More info?)
Dennis M. Marks wrote:
> "nuk" <nuk@panix.com> wrote in message
> news:cv0i1g$o99$1@reader2.panix.com...
>> Dennis M. Marks wrote:
>>> I use the "My Network Places" facility built into XP. Upload,
>>> download, create folders, and delete just as though they are in
>>> your computer. Open "My Network Places" folder and select the "add
>>> a network place" wizard from the left panel.
>>>
>>
>> I'm looking at returning to M$ after a several year absence... if I
>> follow you correctly you can set everything up (ftp address,
>> username, password) so that you can upload / download transparently
>> as if it were just on a local LAN, or a local disk?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> nuk
>
> Yes. I set it up after having my computer for only a few days after
> changing from a Mac. It was simple. I just used the Wizard and it
> worked.
That does work, and it works well. Only trouble I've run into is getting
the initial upload up there. Seems like I always have to get a couple of
embryonic files up there before it'll work.
Oh, you can sort of double-save too; both to the site, and to your hard
disk wiht one Save command. For whatever reason, it's not defaulted to do
that.
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