User`s guide

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004- I need some help with uploading. I uploaded a large
file to an Apple II ftp site but nobody seems able to
download it without ending up with garbage. What's wrong?
Uploading files to an FTP site is a fairly simple process-- basically, it's
pretty close to the reverse of downloading described above. For example, to
upload a group of Apple IIgs files named "NARFGAME" you would ...
o On the GS, use GS-ShrinkIt to created a single compressed file
containing the NARFGAME files. The new .SHK file could be named
"NARFGAME.SHK". (On an Apple IIe or other 8-bit Apple II, you
could use an 8-bit version of ShrinkIt to compress the NARFGAME
files.)
o Use Spectrum or some other A2 telecom program to NULL modem
NARFGAME.SHK to, say, the PC's C:\UPDOWN folder using Z-modem
protocol.(Z-modem is easiest; but, other protocols, like X-modem,
are fine. Mainly, both telecom programs involved in the transfer,
Apple II and PC, need to be set to the same protocol.)
o Dial-up your ISP-- no need if you are already connected via
Netscape, 'Explorer, or some other browser or application.
Uploading via a Browser
o If you are running Netscape or some similar browser, you can do
the upload very easily to one of several ftp sites. (Some ftp
sites may not permit uploading from a browser. A major Apple II
site which will is Asimov.)
Go to the site's upload URL-- e.g. you might type in
ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/ (or click your bookmark
for "Asimov") and click on the incoming/ folder to open it.
Note1: The folder for uploads will usually be named "upload",
"uploads", or "incoming". Sometimes, there will be folders inside,
like apple2/, apple2gs/, etc. which you should open depending
upon where you think your stuff fits.
Note2: Some sites will show the current contents of the uploads
folder and some will not. Often you will see a nearly blank
screen.
Open a window for the folder on your system which has the file or
files you want to upload. For example, you may want to upload the
file NARFGAME.SHK which is in the C:\NeatGames\ folder on your
hard disk. So, you would open a window for C:\NeatGames\.
Select (click on) the files to upload and drag them onto the
uploads page display-- you would click on NARFGAME.SHK and drag it
onto the part of your screen showing the uploads page display
(which may be blank).