very strange ftp:// problem

[nickuss]

hi, i have got a very strange problem with ie6. I design web sites and I access these using ftp:// alot. Everyone of my ftp addresses work fine except one, when i enter it IE stops responding. It just that one ftp: address, all the rest a okay. Its really odd. Does anybody know what might be happening.

I use IE6 SP1 now, but I used to use IE5 and occasionally it did the same thing. Im using IE6 after i formmated the drive so there is nothhing remaing on the HD that would effect it.

Thanks

Nickuss

[Fuze]

Have you tried not using IE and getting an FTP program?

[glc]

If you are designing websites, you should be using a FTP client, not a browser, to upload the sites. WS-FTP LE is free, you can download it from Tucows.

[nickuss]

i was using an ftp client, ws-ftp, but i found IE much much easier because its like copying and pasting from one folder to another like windows explorer style. Its just one address that does.....strange. anyways, thanks

[glc]

There are FTP clients that allow explorer-style pasting, but they aren't free.

[Fuze]

I've used both, I prefer WS-FTP for uploading files, not an IE based one.

[reboot]

To address the problem, is this site on a different server than others? Does the server allow FTP directly into your home directory? Any chance we can get the URL and try it ourselves?

[LordofEchoSide]

a little off topic, is there a ftp program that launches automatically when you type ftp:// in the browser?

[reboot]

Not that I know of, but CuteFTP (and others) will monitor the clipboard, and open and automatically connect when you copy any ftp:// address to the clipboard.