Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Message-ID: <20030501032730.19505.qmail@web14610.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 20:27:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Biju G C Subject: Re: being an idiot, transferring files 'tween PC and remote server via cygwin To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com, S DOT Wiesner AT surrey DOT ac DOT uk Cc: cygwin-xfree AT cygwin DOT com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii S.Wiesner, I think right list for this is cygwin AT cygwin DOT com u may also try "scp" (Secure copy) More on Secure Shell - http://tech.erdelynet.com/ maillist http://tech.erdelynet.com/mailman/listinfo/ssh-l/ Cheer Biju --- S DOT Wiesner AT surrey DOT ac DOT uk wrote: > OK, so I'm an idiot, and I've looked everywhere and tried contacting my IT > guys at school numerous times, but to no avail. Here's the deal: I connect to > the unix server at school using cygwin Xfree86 (the preferred method acc'd to > the IT guys...my other option in Exceed). It works great as far as driging > down to the server I need, getting to my app and files, etc. What I'm having > trouble with, however, is transferring files. Do I need to mount my PC's c: > drive somehow so that the unix server recognizes it? Or mount the school's > server to my PC? I'm sorry to be so stupid, but I am NOT a technoweenie (my > doctoral research is in Dance Writing and AI descriptions of motion). I'm > lost. Please help.I tried ftp, but I'm having connection probs(not your > problem...just letting you know I tried and if this SHOULD work please let me > know and I'll get back on it (using Winftp pro). thanks ever for any advice > (other than telling me I'm stupid which I already know). > SLW > > > --------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using UNIS MailSystem. > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/