You can then select a location on your hard drive to store the file. A menu will appear that contains several options. Hold down the mouse button over the file you want to download.Note: this will not work well for large files. You will then have to save that file to your hard drive (using the "Save As." command). Simply click on a file name to display that file within Netscape.There are two ways to download a file to your computer. Once connected, you will be in the directory for the team you requested, viewing a list of data files. Once this has been entered, you will not be asked for it again until you start a totally new Netscape session.
The first time an FTP link is activated using Netscape, you will be asked for the data-access password. How to Download BOREAS Data With Netscape Connecting to BOREAS Note: Please do not share this data-access password withĪnyone not associated with the BOREAS Project! Beth McCowan at the BOREAS Information System (301) 286-4005, 9AM to 5PM EST to receive the current data-access password. BOREAS investigators and associates can call Ms.Connect to the BOREAS computer ( ) using your BOREAS account name and password then type "BULL" when you see the BORIS Menu System screen. The data-access password can be obtained from the BOREAS Bulletin Board.If you know the old data-access password (before April 1996), then you can find out the new data-access password by Clicking Here and typing in the old data-access password.There are three ways to get the data-access password: (this is not an April Fools joke, just a fortuitous date).
NOTE: The data-access password was changed on April 1, 1996 All BOREAS investigators will be informed of any change by e-mail. BORIS will periodically change the password to enforce data security. This password is separate from any Investigator BOREAS accounts (you cannot use your BOREAS account password here, it requires the separate data-access password). Is also capable of making an FTP connection to the BORIS FTP site.Ī special data-access password is required to gain access to the preliminary BOREAS data. Note: the Web browser called WebExplorer (available for OS/2 only) Warning: To get data from BOREAS through the Web, Several other browsers were tested, and only Netscape worked correctly. NCSA Mosaic and Microsoft Explorer do not work with VAXes running VMS and Multinet. Netscape is the only Web browser currently available that can make FTP connections to a VAX (which is where the BOREAS data is stored). You Must Use Netscape to Download BOREAS Data
Using Netscape to Get BOREAS Data With the WebĪccess to BOREAS data is currently restricted to BOREAS Science Team members, their associates, and BOREAS Project Staff (the data is Password Protected).
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