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HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol User's Guide HP AdvanceNet Printed in U.S.A. HP Part No. 36957-61002 Edition Edition 2 E1290
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Edition 1 August 1990 Edition 2 December 1990 List of Effective Pages The List of Effective Pages gives the date of the current edition and of any pages changed in updates to that edition. Within the manual, any page changed since the last edition is indicated by printing the date the changes were made on the bottom of the page. Changes are marked with a vertical bar in the margin. If an update is incorporated when an edition is reprinted, these bars are removed but the dates remain. No information is incorporated into a reprinting unless it appears as a prior update. Pages Effective Date All December 1990 Documentation Map The following documentation map is intended to be a general guideline to the manuals containing information related to the product described in this manual. You may need information from one or all of the manuals listed here. The customer re-order number is listed in parentheses. FTP * Installing and Managing HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol Network Manager's Guide (36957-61001) * HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol User's Guide (36957-61002) (this manual). TELNET * Using the HP OpenView DTC Manager (D2355-90001) * DTC Network Planning and Configuration Guide (D2355-90012) Link Products * NS3000/XL Local Area Network Configuration Guide (36922-61000) * X.25 XL System Access Configuration Guide (36939-61001) * Getting Started with the DTC (32098-61000) * Using the OpenView DTC Manager (D2355-90001) * (For NMMGR): Using the Node Management Services (NMS) Utilities (32022-61005) General Networking * NS3000/XL Configuration Planning and Design Guide (36922-61002) * NS3000/XL Operations and Maintenance Reference Manual (36922-61005) * NS3000/XL Screens Reference Manual (36922-61003) * NS3000/XL Error Messages Reference Manual (36922-61001) MPE XL Commands * MPE XL Commands Reference Manual (32650-60002) Network Services * Using NS3000/XL Network Services (36920-61000) * NetIPC 3000/XL Programmer's Reference Manual (36920-61005) Software Installation * HP 3000 MPE XL Installation and Update Manual (36123-90001) Hardware Installation * HP 36923A LAN 3000/XL Link and Terminal LAN Link Hardware Reference Manual (36923-90001) * LAN Cable and Accessories Installation Manual (5955-7680) * HP 2345A Data Communications and Terminal Controller Installation and Service Manual (02345-90021) Preface The HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol product provides the ARPA file transfer protocol (FTP) service to MPE XL users. The chapters in this manual are organized as follows: * Chapter 1, Overview, is a brief overview of ARPA Services and what is provided on MPE XL. * Chapter 2, FTP User Commands: Quick Reference provides an alphabetic listing of FTP user commands including syntax and a brief description of usage. * Chapter 3, Getting Started: A Sample Session provides a simple session example using FTP user commands. * Chapter 4, Using FTP, provides a task-oriented approach to using FTP. * Chapter 5, Using the FTP Server provides information for remote users accessing the MPE XL FTP server. * Chapter 6, MPE XL File System and Data Transfers, provides information about transferring files and using BUILD parameters. * Chapter 7, Troubleshooting, provides troubleshooting steps for resolving problems you may have using FTP. * Appendix A provides a list of possible errors you can receive while using FTP. * Glossary provides terms and definitions for ARPA services and networking. Changes to This Manual: Edition 2 This manual has been updated to include the enhancements to the HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol product as follows: * Support of MGET,MPUT and MDELETE commands. * Use of alias names for FTP command names. * Prompting. * Improved online help. Conventions nonitalics Words in syntax statements which are not in italics must be entered exactly as shown. Punctuation characters other than brackets, braces, and ellipses must also be entered exactly as shown. For example: :listf italics Words in syntax statements that are in italics denote a parameter that must be replaced by a user-supplied variable. For example: USER username underline Words in examples that are in underlined denote user input. For example: QUIT quit [ ] An element inside brackets in a syntax statement is optional. Several elements stacked inside brackets indicates the user may select any one or none of these elements. For example: [A] [B] User may select A or B or C or none. [C] { } When several elements are stacked within braces in a syntax statement, the user must select one of those elements. For example: {A} {B} User must select A or B or C. {C} , A delimiter preceding a parameter in a syntax statement indicates that the delimiter must be supplied whenever (a) that parameter is included or (b) that parameter is omitted and any other parameter that follows is included. For example: itema[,itemb][,itemc] means that the following are allowed: itema itema,itemb itema,itemb,itemc itema,,itemc Key Cap A string enclosed by brackets may be used to indicate a key on the terminal's keyboard. For example, Enter indicates the carriage return key. CTRL-char Control characters are indicated by CTRL followed by the character. For example, CTRL-Y means the user presses the control key and the Y key simultaneously.