Publishing to the COE Server from a Mac

These directions are for using FETCH but other FTP clients will work similarly.

Here are instructions for using FETCH on the Macs in CLCC 213:

*June 26, 1999 UPDATE* - Fetch was removed from the machines in 213 during the last upgrade of the computers.  We were able to get it back on all the machines however we have since discovered only the installer file was put on the machines.  If you need to use Fetch from 213, have Alice or Gary install the program before using it.

1. From the "Internet" section of the Launcher, click on the icon for FETCH 3.01.
2. Most likely you will see a window labeled "New Connection" that will pop up. If you don't see it, open the FILE menu and choose "New Connection."
3. Inside that New Connection window, click on the arrow next to the word Shortcut to open up a list of FTP servers. Choose the one labeled "COE Server."
4. Now the host name changes to "coe.west.asu.edu" which is the name of the COE Server. If you want to use a program from home or outside CLCC 213 you need to make note of this name.
   
5. Now type in your user ID and password that you gave when you created your COE account. If you don't recall your account name or password, email Alice or Gary.
6. Leave the directory field blank.  
7. Click OK.
8. Now you see a new window open up and little running dog icon while the computer is making the connection to the COE Server.
   
9. Towards the bottom of the window you should see three radio buttons for Automatic, Text, and Binary. Make sure the Automatic button is selected.
10. To put (upload) your HTML files in your server space, open the REMOTE menu and choose "Put Folders and Files..."
11. That opens a box for you to select all the files and folders you want to upload or "put" on the COE server. You can open a folder and select individual files by highlighting each file name and clicking the ADD button or select all the files in a folder by clicking ADD ALL. If you select a folder, all the files in the folder, will be transferred. When you have selected all the files you want transferred, click on "Done."
12. Now you see a little pop up box about choosing formats for the files you want to upload. Use the default values of "Text" and "MacBinary." Just click OK.
    
13. You see the little running dog again while the computer is transferring the files you selected to the COE Server and assuming you don't see any error messages, you're done!

Maintenance issues:

Changing file names: Change file names using the Remote menu. You will be prompted for the old name and the new name. NOTE: Be aware that if you change a file name you must also change any of your files that link to the changed file.

Creating Directories (folders): To create a new directory (folder) use the "Create New Directory" item on the Directory menu.

Using Fetch on Macs outside of CLCC 213

First, start the program.  It may or may not be on your computer's Launcher so you might have to look for it.

Before connecting, one potential problem you should check is how the default settings may be different. Specifically, one setting that may very well be changed is an option to add ".bin" to the names of any binary file that is uploaded using the "MacBinary" protocol. This would mean Fetch would add ".bin" to all your graphic file names (all graphics are in binary format) as they are transferred to the COE Server. If this happens all you have to do is rename the files after they are transferred but the easier way is to make sure the setting is correct in the first place:

• Go to the Customize menu and choose Preferences.
• Click on the Upload tab.
• Clear the box where it says "Add .bin suffix to MacBinary II files"
• Click on OK

Beyond how you start the program and it's default settings, the rest of the directions above apply to using Fetch outside of 213.

Last update: June 26, 1999