If the FTP server requires an account name and password or is using a different port number than the default, then one cannot just write the address for the FTP.
It is possible to give login/passwd and port number in the url:
The login and the passwd is separated with a " : ".ftp://<login>:<passwd>@www.microsoft.com:<port-number>/
There is a " @ " to separate the address from the login and passwd.
The port-number is separated from the address with a " : ".
If only the address is specified, then the Internet Explorer will login as anonymous with no password and connect to port 21.
Note with Internet Explorer 7 the ability to perform ftp upload has been removed, and one instead have to browse the FTP using Windows Explorer.
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Thanks for the info! I was trying to figure out how to FTP through a non-standard port.
Thanks for this helpful tutorial, works in any browser and Windows Explorer, and you even can create hyperlinks and desktop shortcuts with it which gives instant access to a remote ftp server without login in.
Nice website too!