FTP Protocol

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Opens a file transfer session with the specified site address.

Syntax

ftp://[sUserName[:sPassword@]]sDomain

Possible Values

sUserName	Optional. Specifies an existing account on the site.
sPassword	Optional if sUserName is included. Specifies the password of the account on the site.
sDomain	Required. Specifies the fully qualified domain name or IP address to the site.

Remarks

Sites with FTP servers may or may not allow anonymous connections. Depending on the site's configuration, the password does not always have to be included with the FTP protocol if the account name is required. The site will prompt you for login information as necessary.

Available as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 3.0 or later.

Example

The following sample demonstrates two ways to use the FTP protocol.

Without specifying the user name and password.

<A HREF="ftp://microsoft.com">
Microsoft's FTP Site
</A>

Specifying the user name and password. For this example, an anonymous connection will be made.

<A HREF="ftp://anonymous:anonymous@microsoft.com">
Microsoft's FTP Site
</A>