1 The Internet Chess Library (chess.onenet.net) is an anonymous FTP archive
2 containing a large amount of chess information and programs (~200MB).
4 All of the FICS Graphical interfaces are available there, and much more,
5 and access is free. It is available via your favorite Web browser, like
6 Netscape or Mosaic (URL: http://chess.onenet.net/chess) or simply ftp
7 (file transfer protocol), a very common program available on most Unix
8 systems and many others. Web access would be best and most intuitive,
9 but instruction for using ftp follow:
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13 The most standard command to initiate an ftp connection to the ICL would
14 be (from your host's prompt, not FICS's):
19 If this seems to be garbage to your system, you'll need to find out more
20 from a local systems administrator.
22 If you connect to the server, you will be asked for a Username (type
23 "anonymous") and a Password (as it will tell you, give your email address).
24 Note: chess.onenet.net and caissa.onenet.net are the same machine currently.
28 Connected to chess.onenet.net.
29 220 caissa.onenet.net FTP server (Version wu-2.4(1) Tue Oct 11 11:29:11 1994)
31 Name (your-host.your-domain:your-username): anonymous
32 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
33 Password: your@email.address
35 In this example, we will go to the DOS directory. All files and directories
36 in the current directory can be seen with "dir". "cd" changes directories.
37 a "/" separates directory names when specifying directories within
38 directories. "help" will give you a list of available commands in ftp.
44 ( users of DELPHI may need to type: cd "DOS" )
46 "dir" will show you all the files and directories here. There are quite
47 a few. We will now transfer the software for ZIICS, a graphical interface
48 which runs under DOS on PC's. The "binary" command sets the transfer
49 mode to binary type (8 bit, for true binary/executable data). The "get"
50 command transfers a file.
55 If you are done, "quit" will exit you from ftp.
59 Now all you need to do is transfer the file to your local PC or workstation,
60 assuming you do not have a direct Internet connection or PPP/SLIP. This is
61 done most commonly with "kermit" or "zmodem". Check around locally for
64 Channel 1 is a great place to get help help from people on-line at FICS.
66 See also: interfaces, addresses