Re: [aclug-L] Video problems

["Clint A. Brubakken" <cabrubak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Craig Terhune wrote:

> > Craig Terhune <craigter@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > password for an FTP site. I know that the files are there because
> > > Gimp will open the bmps that I copied over at the same time.
> >
> > Well, emacs should definately not be asking for a FTP password unless
> > you are really trying to use FTP.  Can you say exactly what steps you
> > are taking to try to open this file, and the name of the file?
> >
> 
> I copied the files over to a dir. called c:. Then I clicked on the file and
> opened it with emacs.
> 
> > Then at the bottom of Emacs it say's Passwrd for root@c:
> 
> If i type in a password (mine) It say's FTP Error: OPEN request failed: ftp: 
> c:
> Unknown host
> 

The problem is that with because of the ":" on the directory name it
thinks your trying to access a ftp site "c". So the best thing to do is to
rename the directory, to something without a colon.  








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Clint Brubakken
Computer Science Services Group, LLC
Wichita, KS
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