Establish a connection to the remote node. Logon to the remote node. End the file transfer session. A login prompt appears automatically with a default username as your username upon the local system. You are subsequently prompted for the password for this account.
Some systems support an anonymous ftp account where selected files are made available to anyone.
FTP allows either Unix or OpenVMS style commands. Click here for a demonstration on how to gain help on specific topics and how to list either OpenVMS or Unix commands. Transfer a single file from the remote node to the local node. Transfer a single file from the local node to the remote node. Transfer all files ending in .for from the local node to the remote node.