Re: Question about Nautilus

[Darin Adler <darin bentspoon com>]

On Tuesday, August 21, 2001, at 09:12  PM, Loban Amaan Rahman wrote:

> Is it possible to log into ftp sites with a particular username and
> password using Nautilus. I can log into anonymouse ftp sites just fine. 
> But I'd
> like to log in with my username and password so that I can quickly and 
> easily
> transfer files back and forth.
>
> On windows using explorer, I can type ftp://loban ftp scooby doo, and a
> dialog box pops up asking my password.
>
> Of course, I could use a standalone ftp program (like gftp or ncftp),
> which I am doing now, but using Nautilus would be nicer for me and my 
> relatives.
>
> If this question is better suited on another mailing list (does Nautilus
> have it's own?), please direct me to it. Thanks

The current version of Nautilus doesn't provide a secure way to do this, 
but it does provide an insecure way. You can type:

    ftp://loban:<password>@ftp.scooby.doo

where <password> is replaced by whatever your password is.

Future versions of gnome-vfs and Nautilus will act more like Windows does 
and prompt for the password.

    -- Darin