Using Fetch
Connecting:
After launching Fetch, a login window will be displayed:
- Enter the name system that you wish to connect to in the 'Host:' field.
- Enter your user id and password for that system in the appropriate fields.
- You may optionally enter the name of the directory within your account you wish to transfer files from/to in the 'Directory:' field.
- Click the 'OK' button; if your connection was made successfully a connection window will be displayed.
Changing Directories
Fetch displays directories in your account as folders. The current
directory is displayed as the title of the pop-up menu above the file list.
To change which directory you wish to transfer files, you may
- to move up a directory, double-click the name of a directory in the file list
- to move down a directory, select that directory from pop-up menu above the file list
Downloading Files
- Select a file type from the buttons at the bottom of the connection
window. If the file contents are text, such as a saved e-mail or web page,
select 'Text'; if you know it is not text-based, select 'Binary'; if you're
unsure, check 'Automatic' and Fetch will attempt to determine the type for you.
- Double-click the file name in the file list or select the file and click
the 'Get' button. You can get more than one file at a time by holding
the command key and clicking on each file you wish to download.
You will be prompted for the place to save the file(s); use the pop-up
menu to find the place you wish to save the file and click the 'Save' button.
Uploading Files
- Click the 'Put' button, select the name in the file list and click 'Open'
or double-click on the file you would like to upload.
- Select a file type from the 'Format' button window. If the file contents
are text, such as a web page, select 'Text'; if you know it is not
text-based, like a program select 'Macbinary'; if you are unsure, use 'Raw Data'. Fetch will let you know how much of the application has successfully been uploaded with a circle graph illustrating percent completed.