iis ftp: I'm having a problem where a link directly to a file using ftp (i.e.
ftp://ftp.example.com/example_directory/example_file.xls) always
attempts to use anonymous access instead of prompting for login. The
ftp site works fine if we link to a directory or turn on anonymous
access, but I'd rather not do that.

Is there a setting or something I need to do to change that behavior?
The server in question is a WIndows 2000 Server running IIS 5.0 and
service pack 3.

Thank
Chris Pratt

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If you try using an FTP client other than a web browser, you'll notice that
the FTP server always supplies the prompts that cause the FTP client to send
a username and password. This process is hidden by the web browser.

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Nothing you can do in the server will change this, because the server is
already doing all it can. However, you can tell your users to use the
"File -> Logon As" option in the IE FTP client, or supply a username that
doesn't exist. I tend to suggest "ftp://?@ftp.example.com", which will
cause IE to attempt to log in as "?" with no password, and when that fails,
it will prompt for a user name and password.

Alun.
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