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To
publish your Web page using WS_FTP, perform the following steps:
 This
article assumes that you have already downloaded and installed a version of
WS_FTP.
 From the Start menu, select Programs, select
WS_FTP, click WS_FTP95 LE.
 In the Session Properties window, from the
General tab, click New.
 Enter a generic Profile Name (e.g., My Web
Site), Host Name/Address (e.g., your-domain.com or your account IP address,
e.g., 10.110.110.10), Control Panel User ID, and Control Panel Password.
Click to select Save Pwd.
We
recommend leaving Host Type at the default value, Automatic detect.
Some
versions of WS_FTP will have an Initial Directory box on this tab where you
may enter the information found in step 5.
 Click Startup.
 In the Initial Remote Site Folder box, enter /webroot.
Click OK.
In
order to access the Web directories of an NT account via FTP, you must use
the /webroot directory. Files placed in the root directory of the account
will not be available via the Web.
 From the Local System box, navigate to the
file you want to transfer.
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Use the Local System
drop-down menu to change directories by either clicking the drop-down
arrow or entering the desired directory in the box.
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Double-click the green
arrow to browse up a directory.
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Double-click a folder
icon to browse down a directory.
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Double-click a drive
icon to browse to the root directory of that drive. Example: [-a-].
In
this example, the directory is located on C:\My Web Site.
 From the Local System scroll box, click to
choose the file you want to transfer, click to choose the desired mode.
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Use ASCII to transfer
text files, HTML files, and CGI scripts.
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Use Binary to transfer
programs, images, audio files, and text processing files.
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Auto permits WS_FTP to
detect and use the proper transfer setting for each particular file.
In
this example, index.html is selected.
 From the Remote Site box, navigate to the
directory to which you want to transfer the file.
For
example, to publish your home page, navigate to the /webroot directory.
 Click the transfer arrow.
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