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To run the spinweb utility, at the command prompt, type:

spinweb  

Your Steel account is now ready to act as a Web server for your Web files.

Transferring Files

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

 is a process used for transferring files from one 

computer to another over a network, such as the Internet. To successfully 

transfer files, an FTP client (on your local machine) must connect over a net 

work with an FTP server (usually on the Web server you want to publish to   

in this case Steel). Once this connection has been made, the client and server 

can request and transfer files between the two computers.

Understanding FTP and SFTP

One disadvantage of FTP is that it is not a secure method of transaction. It is 

possible for hackers to intercept sensitive information (such as usernames and 

passwords) as well as find out which files are being transferred and where 

those files are being stored. 

To combat this security concern, some Web server administrators now require 

users to transfer files to and from their servers using 

Secure FTP (SFTP)

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SFTP works much like regular FTP, except all of the information, commands, 

usernames, and passwords are encrypted. Hackers are unable to decipher this 

information.

To enable SFTP, both the Web server and the software used to transfer the 

files have to understand SFTP. Steel is SFTP enabled; therefore, to transfer 

files to Steel, an SFTP application should be used on the local machine. Both 

SSH Secure Shell (Windows) and MacSFTP (Mac) are examples of SFTP 

applications. 

NOTE: Unfortunately, because of security issues, unsecure FTP clients, such 

as those that are built into FrontPage and versions of Dreamweaver 

prior to Dreamweaver MX 2004, cannot be used to publish to Steel. 

Establishing an SFTP Connection

The SFTP utility from within SSH Secure Shell can be used to transfer files 

quickly and securely using a simple  drag and drop  process. 

You will open the SFTP utility to be able to transfer your files. 

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