FTP Access
Please note: FTP access is not available on most servers of zeitform Internet Dienste. Even if the server supports FTP connects, your account may not be allowed to establish such a connection.
With FTP all data is transferred unencrypted including user name and password. This poses a severe security problem. Therefore we strongly recommend the use of SSH instead of FTP.
Please check if you really have to use FTP. Even if you don't want to use OpenSSH from the command line there are quiet a few alternative applications that allow secure file transfer with a look and feel you know from FTP clients.
When using Windows secure file transfer ist possible with programs like PuTTY, WinSCP, FileZilla or (non-free) SecureFX. These applications use SCP or SFTP for file transfer while SecureFX additionally offers FTP over SSH2.
Mac users can change to Fugu or osXigen, two applications that use SSH for file transfer, too.
Help for setting up a SSH connection can be found on the page SSH access in this section.
Information about the mentioned software is available on http://software.zeitform.info on the page about SSH clients (german only).
To establish a FTP connection you'll need an appropriate FTP client. Install the program according to the instructions that come with the software.
Next, start the program and tell the client which server you would like to connect to. Usually this is done in the program's configuration dialog where you should find a field named “Host” or “Server”. Enter the name of your server there.
Depending on the server you would like to connect to you will have to enter the appropriate user name and password. The client should provide fields named “User” and “Password” for that. To establish an anonymous connection fill in Anonymous as user name and your e-mail address as password. To establish a real connection enter the user name and password you obtained from zeitform Internet Dienste.
Once you've entered the server and account information you can start the connection. Usually clients provide commands like “Connect” or “Log-In” to do that. On success you will see a directory listing of the server you connected to.
Depending on the file permissions you can now take several actions on the files and directories on the server (such as move, copy, delete). Most FTP clients are handled in much the same way as the file manager (“Exporer”, “Finder” etc.) of your operating system and you should feel comfortable with any of them quite quickly. If not, have a look at the documentation that comes with the software.
In case you experience problems to setup a FTP connection don't hesitate to contact us.
