Hands-on #2: WS-FTP & Pine e-mail: In-depth

Objectives

• To create a signature file
• To manipulate basic & sophisticated features of PINE e-mail system
• To successfully upload & download files using WS-FTP

HINT: Use your PINE E-Mail, Class notes, Day 2 & WS-FTP handouts!
You have step-by-step instructions for this assignment but you must figure out how to do this by reading your handouts as well.

Instructions

1. Create a signature file in your UNIX (dante) account.
   • Follow steps listed in your Class notes, Day 2 handout (PINK)
   • See the section titled Create a signature file using Pico text editor at the very end of the handout.

2. Open your e-mail account.
   • Open the message from susabeck@lib.nmsu.edu with the subject hands-on #2
   • View the attachment
   • Save the file attachment, hands02.txt. Keep the same file name.
   • Quit then logout of your e-mail account.

3. Open WS-FTP
   • Put your diskette in drive a:\
   • Follow login procedures outlined in your File Transfer Protocol handout
   • Your screen should look exactly like the diagram for Session Profile except be sure to type in your User ID and your Password
   • AT the Local System/Remote System screen, click on ASCII
   • Download the file hands02.txt to your a:\ drive
   • Check the a:\ to ensure the file transferred.
   • Exit WS-FTP.

4. Open Notepad or MS Word or WordPad (any word processing program will work)
   • Open the hands02.txt file.
   • Answer the questions. Be brief.
   • Save the file to drive a:\. Keep the same name.
   • Exit the word processing program.

5. Open WS-FTP
   • Don't forget ASCII
   • Upload the hands02.txt file from the a:\ drive to your UNIX account.
   • Exit WS-FTP

6. Open your UNIX (dante) account.
   • Address a message to me susabeck@lib.nmsu.edu
   • Be sure to include a subject in the subject line
   • Attach hands02.txt in the attachment line
   • Be sure to write some sort of message. No one likes a blank message.
   • Look over your message for typos, etc.
   • Send the message.

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by Susan E. Beck
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM

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You are welcome to use and copy these materials for educational purposes, but please credit the source as: LSC 311 Information Literacy, New Mexico State University, and cite the individual author of the modules you use. All commercial rights are reserved. Send comments or suggestions to: Susan E. Beck at susabeck@lib.nmsu.edu