FTP Link

Maybe someone can help me with this because my webhost seems not to know what to do. I'm trying to send a regular <a href> link to an ftp address with syntax ftp://username@mydomain.com. This is the syntax they require and it works find if you enter it directly in teh browser. However, putting it in a link makes "page can not be displayed error" in IE. In Mozilla, it does work but it gives me a list of files and folders rather than the transferrable explorer-like files & folders you can get with win2000 or xp when logging into an ftp address from the browser.

Sample Page:
http://digital-soul.com/sample.html
username: sample@digital-soul.com
password: sample

Maybe the host has some kind of block that is causing this issue that someone here can recommend help with.

Well that a strange one!!!!

I have no idea why this is happening, but I can only think of one thing it 'could' be.

When I goto the page you posted, it takes ages for the page to load. When the link is being clicked in IE I think that its not getting a response immediatley so its failing, but a quick refresh does bring the ftp logon box up straight away.

That is the only thing I can think of. Using any other ftp and it works first time, but not with yours.

UPDATE:

I have just checked your host out, and every website hosted on your IP is either dead or very very slow from here. I would double check with your hoster and see if there is any issues.

Pings return fine, with no delay, but requesting a webpage it takes ages.

pages loading slow can be size. it can be others to im not sure. make sure your server is set to recieve ie connections only some users have access thru ie on mine i mainly dont allow ie connections to mine i believe its to risky. use ms dos if ther is not a ftp prog around.

hmmmm, does that mean webpages in general are slow to access? i wonder if i should change hosts. i've been having troubles with them anyway.

yea if you have large images or files on ur webpage it will take longer to load. if your host has bandwidth problems thats different

I'm having this same problem. Works in firebird but not i.e.

Any solution you've found yet?

if memory serves, Microsoft stopped the use of Scripted login using @ in the username as there was a typical MS bug/flaw which alowed the browser to be redirected without the users knowledge..

I got around this by using %40 instead of the @ (username%40domain.com)

Hope this helps.

Hmmm... thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. I appreciate the help!

Sorry when i posted that, it was late and it didnt really make a whole lot of sence lol..

Heres another go

Had a quick look at your link,

I am assuming are you wanting the password passed though with the link, so the user clicks and goes straight in...

All the link is actually doing is just passing the username to the browser and IE is guesing at the ftp address (and its getting it right hehehe) try using this as the link

ftp://sample%40digital-soul.com:sample@ftp.digital-soul.com

if you are using Frontpage to do the link and paste the above in, make sure you remove the "25" it puts in front of the 40 in the address..

ie... the address will look like ftp://sample%2540digital-soul.com:sample@ftp.digital-soul.com

I tested that and it works fine with IE... although i couldnt see any files, it logged on ok.

Hope that makes more sence, and is a little clearer on where i was going with the whole %40 thing

I just noticed this same problem as well at my work. We are running Bulletproof FTP. We just added a link to the FTP site to a webpage and the link instantly pops up an error page. When I hit refresh, the login box pops up.

This is without forcefeeding the username/password.

FTP://houftp.pegasus-international.com

Typing it in directly to the browser works just fine...I've also had no problems launching it from an email from Outlook.

This is beginning to maybe look like some problem with IE and maybe Bulletproof FTP to me...since it seems to work from another browser...hrm....

out of interest, when you click the link does the browser address window show ftp://ftp://hourp.xxxxxxxx (double ftp://)
I have seen IE do some weird things and im not 100% sure how to fix them atm..
2 different pc's if you type ftp.address.com it works fine on 1 but then on second you need to type ftp://ftp.address.com to get it to work, and on some addresses it auto puts an ftp:// infront of any ftp address even if it has it...

Im sure this is just an IE setting, but as this sort of link will be used by potentially thousands of people, how are u supposed to cover that...

Ill keep looking through technet etc, will post if i find anything useful...

The way I access my server via IE or with a link is this syntax:

ftp://username:password@ftp.whatever.com

Works like a charm, If u bookmark it though it wont rember the username & password unless you manually edit the bookmark to include the "username:password@" part. HTH

Mod Edit: Fixed smilies (":p" in "username:password"). -- Peter