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On 29 Oct 2008, at 09:40, Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: |
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> On Wednesday 29 October 2008, 09:06, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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>>> you can't use winblows extorter to drop files onto an ftp server? I |
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>>> would have thought that was, er, basic functionality... |
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>> Yeah, that's what I thought too. The GF suspected otherwise for IE7 |
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>> and confirmed it by asking that nice Mr Google person |
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> Ok, that's OT, but it's not that difficult. They just moved the ftp |
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> functionality from Internet explorer to Windows explorer (yes, many |
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> people are not even aware of the difference). When you open a FTP site |
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> with ie7, it just shows you a basic interface with hyperlinks but no |
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> ability to copy/paste or drag/drop stuff (just like basic FF). But, |
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> there is a line at top of the page that clearly says: |
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> "To view this FTP site in Windows Explorer, click Page, and then click |
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> Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer." |
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No, they just REMOVED any extended functionality from IE. Windows |
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Explorer has ALWAYS done FTP natively (or at least since 2000). |
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Stroller. |
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