I think that some of the older members may also benefit from reading this *again*, hehehe.

Firstly, as an anti-virus policy, the list server will strip all attachments sent to the list, so if you have any pix/documents you wish to share with the list members, you have to upload them to the FTP server.

Courtesy of our list host, Sailnet, we have space on their FTP server. This allows us to save photos of our boats, how-to articles, copies of sales literature/owners manuals etc. in an easily readable/accessible format.

To view all the boat (makes) spaces they have setup, go to:

To go straight to the CAL menu:

Two of our members have been granted full access to the area, everyone else is limited to viewing; downloading; plus uploading to a specific folder (called "Upload").   NOTE, apart from the 2 authorized members, you **can not** create folders on the FTP server, nor can you delete files; change names etc. you are only able to upload to the "upload" folder and download anything.

To upload to the area, you can use your Netscape browser, or Microsoft Outlook, or best of all use an FTP specific software package... There are a number of these available on the 'net.. I use WS_FTP Lite, but I'm not conversant with what's available for Mac systems.

Uploading procedure... This is for you to upload pics, scanned documents, etc.

The procedure for putting stuff on the server is to upload into the UPLOAD folder, or either of the 3 sub-folder under "upload", and then contact either myself anzam1@earthlink.net, or Richard Fuller sailpair@yahoo.com, telling us what you put up and what it is all about. If you upload a number of pix, please **PLEASE** take the time to include a "readme.txt" file containing a description of each of the pix you uploaded... Other members are not mind readers. We will then create a folder for you and move your files into it.

How do you upload files????
If you have a Netscape browser you can:
1.Go to the ftp UPLOAD folder.

2.In Netscape, click on File/new/navigator window.

3.Resize/position the new window so you can see part of the original window (with upload folder showing).

4.In the new window, click on file/open page. Click on browse and find the directory where the files you are uploading reside.

5.Now you can "drag-n-drop" each of the files, in turn, into the server upload folder.

When you are finished, close the new window and you will see your files listed in the upload folder. Should you not be able to make this process work, send the files direct to either myself, or Richard, as email attachments and we'll handle it from there for you. Have fun,

BC