FTP login via URL
Alfons, Sun Feb 19 2006, 12:38PMHi,
I'd like to be able to log into my ftp account by typing the username and password in my URL. I know this is done by using the syntax ftp://username:password@server.com, but I have this problem: my username has an '@' in it.
Therefore, I have to log on with username username@server.com, which would require the URL to be something like ftp://**link**:password@server.com, which IE (unlike Firefox) doesn't seem to accept. Is there a way to bypass this?
Re: FTP login via URL
Bjørn, Sun Feb 19 2006, 12:43PM
On some servers you can replace the @ by +, :, %, or some other character.
Bjørn, Sun Feb 19 2006, 12:43PM
On some servers you can replace the @ by +, :, %, or some other character.
Re: FTP login via URL
Alfons, Sun Feb 19 2006, 05:50PM
Which @ do you mean? The ftp://username@server.com:**link** or the ftp://**link**:password@server.com? I assume you mean the first one? That doesn't seem to work at my server, unfortunately.
Alfons, Sun Feb 19 2006, 05:50PM
Bjørn Bæverfjord wrote ...
On some servers you can replace the @ by +, :, %, or some other character.
On some servers you can replace the @ by +, :, %, or some other character.
Which @ do you mean? The ftp://username@server.com:**link** or the ftp://**link**:password@server.com? I assume you mean the first one? That doesn't seem to work at my server, unfortunately.
Re: FTP login via URL
..., Sun Feb 19 2006, 05:55PM
IE killed the ability to use that syntax becuase it was s security hole...
I hear the way to fix it is run regedit and to navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_HTTP_USERNAME _PASSWORD_DISABLE
and add the dwords
iexplore.exe
explore.exe
and leave the value at 0
It worked on my laptop, but make sure you backup the registry first...
..., Sun Feb 19 2006, 05:55PM
IE killed the ability to use that syntax becuase it was s security hole...
I hear the way to fix it is run regedit and to navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_HTTP_USERNAME _PASSWORD_DISABLE
and add the dwords
iexplore.exe
explore.exe
and leave the value at 0
It worked on my laptop, but make sure you backup the registry first...
Re: FTP login via URL
Alex, Sun Feb 19 2006, 07:42PM
Try ftp://username%40server:**link**. '%40' is the hex code (the '%' tells the computer you're encoding the character in hex) for '@'.. I would have the same problem as you, but I use either BSD ftp or gFTP, so it has never been a problem with me (both programs are set up such that they don't care about the '@' in my username).
Alex, Sun Feb 19 2006, 07:42PM
Try ftp://username%40server:**link**. '%40' is the hex code (the '%' tells the computer you're encoding the character in hex) for '@'.. I would have the same problem as you, but I use either BSD ftp or gFTP, so it has never been a problem with me (both programs are set up such that they don't care about the '@' in my username).
Re: FTP login via URL
Alfons, Sun Feb 19 2006, 07:53PM
It works! Thanks 
Alfons, Sun Feb 19 2006, 07:53PM
Try'%40' is the hex code (the '%' tells the computer you're encoding the character in hex) for '@'.
It works! Thanks Re: FTP login via URL
Alex, Sun Feb 19 2006, 08:45PM
Ahh, good.
Alex, Sun Feb 19 2006, 08:45PM
Ahh, good.
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