[thelist] browser FTP

[James Hardy]

On 21 April 2010 00:25, Bob Meetin <bobm at dottedi.biz> wrote:

> I tried setting up an FTP account for family to drop images/videos then
> give them instructions to use either windows explorer or firefox.
>
> Both methods work if I use the main user account and password, but both
> fail if I use a custom FTP account created using the cPanel FTP manager.
>  I'm thinking that neither likes the fact that the FTP manager account
> naming convention is:
>
> FTP username: account at domain.com
>
> The windows method (substituting variables of course) is:
>
> 1) Open My Computer
> 2) Click View --> Toolbar --> Address Bar
> 3) In the address bar enter: ftp:account at domain.com:password at domain.com
>
> which fails.  The main user account which succeeds:
>
> ftp:account:password at domain.com <ftp%3Aaccount%3Apassword at domain.com>
>
> Is there any workaround for ftp accounts that are named like this?
>
> -Bob
>

I believe URL encoding will work here so ftp:account%40domain.com:p
assword at domain.com might be the answer