UPLOAD YOUR DATA VIA FTP

Freeport Press has installed a T-1 line for the fastest digital communications link available today. We will set up a private folder, user name & password for your company so that you can move files easily from your desktop to ours. Please contact James Fleming to get all the important details about sending files over the internet and start sending in your files via ftp.

When we set up your personal account, we will send you the specific information you need including the ftp site address, your folder and your user name and password.

Instructions for using the Freeport Press FTP Service:

For Macintosh Users:
We require using Aladdin's Stuffit compression tools to compress your Macintosh files. Our ftp lines are transmitted through an NT Server and any Mac files must be compressed. When Mac files are transmitted over an NT Server they lose their resource forks. Therefore the files must be compressed so your files can be brought back into the Mac environment. Compressing the files will save space on our server and also reduce the transmission time. The only files that we can receive without compressing are PDF files. The PDF files will need to be named with a the proper file extension, example: page03.pdf.

Recommended Programs for use of the ftp services are Interarchy and Fetch. Both of these programs are very easy to use. You are able to drag files right from your hard drive to the ftp window to upload to our site. Below are several screenshots from Fetch to give you the general idea. 

For Windows Users:
We require using Winzip compression tools to compress your Windows files. This will conserve space on our server and speed up transmission times. The only files that we can receive without compressing are PDF files. The PDF files will need to be named with the proper file extension, example: page03.pdf.

Recommended Programs for use of the ftp services are Cuteftp and ipswitch. Both of these programs are very easy to use.

You are also able to log in to our ftp site with Microsoft Explorer 5and above (PC Only). To do so, type in your web address as such: ftp://00.000.0.00 (not real address). Go to file and down to "log in as". You can then type your user name and password. You will be able to navigate to your own personal folder and drag and drop files onto our site.