The server is: flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu and the file is filter.ps in
directory /pub. The file size is 27336 bytes.
To retrieve this file from a computer connected to the Internet,
enter the command: ftp flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu; login as anonymous,
use your email address as the password.
An example session from my computer named nucleus is reproduced
below:
[my explanatory comments look like this]
nucleus> ftp flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu <Enter>
[<Enter> means press the return or enter key]
Connected to flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu.
220 flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu FTP server (Version 4.160 #1 Tue Mar 20
21:52:01 PST 1990) ready.
[use anonymous as login name]
Name (flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu:dave): anonymous <Enter>
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
[use your email address for the password, then press <Enter>]
[password is not displayed on the screen]
Password:
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
[change to the directory that contains the file, filter.ps]
ftp> cd /pub/upload <Enter>
250 CWD command successful.
[set the file type to ascii since it's a text file]
ftp> ascii <Enter>
200 Type set to A.
[copy the file, filter.ps, to your computer]
ftp> get filter.ps
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening data connection for filter.ps (128.95.11.55,2635) (27336
bytes), (mode ascii).
226 Transfer complete.
local: filter.ps remote: filter.ps
28162 bytes received in 1.03 seconds (26.7 Kbytes/s)
[quit ftp session]
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.
Dave Coder
Dept. of Immunology
Univ. of Washington
Internet: dcoder@u.washington.edu
fax: 206-543-3480
tel: 206-685-3014