Snapshots
- Starting the midnight commander on a Linux386 box (or any other computer that can run MC)
cd http:152.80.34.215^wwwroot
where 152.80.34.215 is a WinNT box running IIS
- View the listing of a
wwwroot
directory of the remote computer in a MC pane; note the title of the pane in the upper left corner
- Entering
cd http:nites-2^DeepestRoot^tmp
Left | File | Command | Options | Right
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http:152.80.34.215^wwwroot
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Name | Size | MTime
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/..
/NTAdmin
/samples
back1.jpg
default.htm
| 0 0 0 999 4051
| Apr 11 1974 Jan 8 11:38 Jan 8 11:16 Jan 14 17:06
Jan 9 1996
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default.htm
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~
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Name | Size | MTime
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/..
/.ncftp
/http-vfs
*.bash_profile
extfs.ini
lilo1.conf
| 1024 1024 1024 1555 194 487
| May 4 20:12 Dec 18 09:58 May 7 16:56 Mar 30 14:00 Jan 22 16:05 Mar 11 16:20
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/..
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Hint: VFS coolness: tap enter on a tar file to examine its contents.
~> cd http:nites-2^DeepestRoot^tmp
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1Help | 2Menu | 3View | 4Edit | 5Copy | 6RenMov | 7Mkdir | 8Delete | 9PullDn | 10Quit
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Having entered
cd http:nites-2^DeepestRoot^tmp
where nites-2
is a HP-UX box running an old Netscape server
Left | File | Command | Options | Right
|
http:152.80.34.215^wwwroot
|
Name | Size | MTime
|
/..
/NTAdmin
/samples
back1.jpg
default.htm
| 0 0 0 999 4051
| Apr 11 1974 Jan 8 11:38 Jan 8 11:16 Jan 14 17:06
Jan 9 1996
|
default.htm
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http:nites-2^DeepestRoot^tmp
|
Name | Size | MTime
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/..
/.u2c_hold
/VFS-server-pl
daemonstat.80
|sql-to
| 0 1024 1024 36 0
| Apr 12 1974 Jan 3 21:37 Jan 13 19:41 Jan 1 14:07 Jan 3 21:39
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/..
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Hint: You can do anonymous FTP with mc by typing 'cd ftp://machine.edu'
~>
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1Help | 2Menu | 3View | 4Edit | 5Copy | 6RenMov | 7Mkdir | 8Delete | 9PullDn | 10Quit
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Viewing a remote file
Having selected a file -- default.htm
-- from a WinNT box and and pressing F3 to view it. Note the viewer is Lynx running in a local file mode. Thus
a web browser = VFS + HTML formatter
See a discussion of OSes and browsers below.
File: default.htm | Col 0 | 2784 bytes [grow] | 0%
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Microsoft Internet Information Server
The Web Server Designed For Windows NT Server
_Why not add the [1]latest features to your Internet Information
Server?_
[INLINE]
[2]Documentation
Microsoft. Internet Information Server (IIS) makes it easier to do
business with internal or external customers down the hall or around
the world. To learn more about how Internet Information Server will
help you in your business, browse the IIS [3]online documentation.
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1Help | 2UnWrap | 3Quit | 4Hex | 5Line | 6RxSrch | 7Search | 8Raw | 9Format | 10Quit
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Copying a remote file
We quit viewing the file, got back to the MC dual panes and pressed F5 to copy the selected file from one pane to another: from one remote computer to another. This computer may be on the other side of the firewall. Below is the copy confirmation dialog box.
Copy
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Copy file "default.htm" with source mask:
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*
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[x] using shell Patterns
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to:
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http:nites-2^DeepestRoot^tmp
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[ ] follow sYmlinks [x] Dive into subdir if exists
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[ ] Stable Symlinks
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[ Ok ] [ Background ] [ Cancel ]
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Remote file copied
The file showed up in the other pane, on the other computer.
Left | File | Command | Options | Right
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http:152.80.34.215^wwwroot
|
Name | Size | MTime
|
/..
/NTAdmin
/samples
back1.jpg
default.htm
| 0 0 0 999 4051
| Apr 11 1974 Jan 8 11:38 Jan 8 11:16 Jan 14 17:06
Jan 9 1996
|
default.htm
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http:nites-2^DeepestRoot^tmp
|
Name | Size | MTime
|
/..
/.u2c_hold
/VFS-server-pl
daemonstat.80
default.htm
|sql-to
| 0 1024 1024 36 4051 0
| Apr 12 1974 Jan 3 21:37 Jan 13 19:41 Jan 1 14:07 Jun 3 14:25 Jan 3 21:39
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/..
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Hint: You can do anonymous FTP with mc by typing 'cd ftp://machine.edu'
~>
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1Help | 2Menu | 3View | 4Edit | 5Copy | 6RenMov | 7Mkdir | 8Delete | 9PullDn | 10Quit
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