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Using an FTP Client to Create an Incoming Directory

You can also use an FTP client to make a directory available for users to anonymously FTP files to your site.

To make a directory for anonymous uploads:

  1. Connect to your site with your Web Hosting User ID and password.

  2. Change to the /pub directory.

  3. Change the permissions of the incoming directory to one of the following:

    • If you want visitors to have the ability to upload a file but not see a directory listing of what files have previously been uploaded (they also won't be able to overwrite any files), issue the site command: chmod 733 incoming

    • To allow visitors to view a listing of the files that have been uploaded as well as upload their own, issue the command: chmod 777 incoming

    This will allow a visitor to overwrite a previously uploaded file with the same name as theirs.

    You can retrieve these files by logging in with your Web Hosting User ID and downloading the file.


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