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I find intriguing their explanation about how to use their FTP service and why it’s not possible to access it with a modern browser. http://www.bom.gov.au/cata

I find intriguing their explanation about how to use their FTP service and why it’s not possible to access it with a modern browser. http://www.bom.gov.au/catalogue/anon-ftp-hints.shtml http://www.bom.gov.au/catalogue/anon-ftp-hints.shtml

matrss 3y ago
They make an (easily made) mistake on that page: the encrypted version of FTP is not SFTP, but FTPS. SFTP is an entirely different protocol based on SSH.
- comprev 3y ago
  HTTP to HTTPS is FTP to FTPS. "cp" to "scp" is FTP to SFTP, i.e "secure" prefix.