Accessing a FTP server with my browser

With most browsers (including Mosaic, Netscape, and Lynx) you can access FTP sites by using the URL:

	ftp://<hostname>
	ftp://web.ics.purdue.edu/

Some browsers will automatically use an anonymous login to the server and proceed to let you browse that server's FTP structure. In some browsers, if a login is needed, you will need to enter the username directly into the URL using the following format:

	ftp://<username>@<hostname>
	ftp://jdoe@web.ics.purdue.edu/

The browser will automatically attempt to log in as the specified user and prompt for a password if necessary.

In rare cases, you may need to specify a port other than the default of 21, to do this use the format below:

	ftp://<hostname>:<port_number>
	ftp://web.ics.purdue.edu:2600/