Telnet

telnet cannot download.
You may use some kind of logging enabled in your telnet client, then simply  cat the-file  and stop logging.

Best is you use some othet tools like scp, ssh, or ftp.

another way would be to run a ftp server on ur machine

telnet to website and from there ftp to ur machine and transfer files

swapsthegreat

what commands should i use to ftp from my website to my machine to transfer files?

ftp your-machine

hi

 

hi

 
  ftp your-machine-address

after entering username and password
u can type ls to see directory structure

to transfer files to ur machine use
put filename

for transferring such multiple files use

mput filename

u can use msdos style wildcards with mput
eg.  mput *.exe

to download files from ur machine to website use
get filename

same way for mget


For images and zip files use bin to switch to binary mode

just wondering.. why can't you ftp to your webserver in the first place and grab the file..???

if you dont have an ftp server running there just install one and you can connect using any ftp client like wsftp... no need to telnet first... why use telnet..??

unless the webserver is not really yours or that you only have telnet access... which is wierd cos why would you have telnet but no ftp for webserver.. It should be the other way around..... unless u gain access without permission ;) through some lame script kiddies...

cheers

bluepet

ftp took 90 minutes to downlad 30 migabyte file from my website to my pc on the other hand telnet took 10 seconds to transfer same file bitween my old website to my new website

thats why i would like to use telnet to download files .....its much...much faster than ftp

swapsthegreat
stevenlewis

i will try the methods you described and tell you later how things gone with me

other hand telnet took
10 seconds to transfer same file bitween my old website to my new website
Was the websites on two different hosts? they probably have t1 or t3 connections
You probably have a dialup. It was not the app that was faster, but the connection
My method won't be any faster, and any app downloading to your machine over a 56k modem won't be as fast, can't possibly be, as a T1 or T3, or even DSL
Get DSL, and you can transfer the file in about 5 to 8 minutes

It is even possible that your old web site and new web site are on the same server, so all you were doing is moving the file on the same machine
10 secs is about right for that

stevenlewis

yes ...you are right ....my old and new website are on the same host but different servers

if telnet wont do me any good in downloading files more than ftp better i dont waste my time looking for answers

Ah ha, but I gave you the answer, sometimes the answer is no

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