Internet Explorer FTP Cannot 'PUT' (Upload) Files

 Last reviewed: December 1, 1997
Article ID: Q142851
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server version 1.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.x

SYMPTOMS

You cannot find a PUT option in Internet Explorer. You can successfully download files using the FTP option from Internet Explorer but you cannot upload files to a remote FTP server.

CAUSE

Internet Explorer, like many other Web browsers, does not currently have FTP PUT capability.

WORKAROUND

Use a standard FTP program to write files to a remote FTP server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodiis iis
Keywords : iisgeneral kbusage
Version : 1.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: December 1, 1997
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