Here are some easy steps
to take for using the AOL FTP client to upload your work to the Secret Pens. It looks like a lot, but will be very
visually obvious and will seem quick once you've done it once or twice.
1) While logged into AOL, go to keyword: FTP
2) A window will pop up
entitled "FTP - File Transfer Protocol". On the right there is a big square
button with two rainbow-colored arrows, that says "Go to FTP". Click
that.
3) A new window will appear,
entitled "Anonymous FTP". There will be a list of FTP servers and also three
blue buttons. Click on the middle blue button, which says "Other Site".
4) A window will appear,
entitled "Other Site". There will be a small text box titled "Site Address:".
This is where you type in garlen.roguechannel.com. Don't add "http://"
beforehand.
5) Also you will see a
small checkbox underneath, labelled "Ask for login name and password". Check
that.
6) When you've entered
the server name and checked the box, hit the blue button labelled
"Connect".
7) A small window will
pop up. It is erroneously labelled "Anonymous FTP". There are two text boxes
asking for your username and password. Type them in exactly as I gave them
to you (they're case-sensitive). Then hit the blue button labelled
"Continue".
8) Now if all has gone
well, you will see a big window titled "garlen.roguechannel.com
.../secretpens/yourusername". There will be a large file box with only 2
"files" in it (ignore those). There is also a row of graphic buttons underneath
the file box.
9) Click the one in the
middle that says "Upload". It has a picture of blue floppy disks.
10) A new window will
appear. It is titled "garlen.roguechannel.com". There will be a text box
that says "Remote File Name". This is where you enter the name that you want
your file to have on the other end. This doesn't necessarily have to be the
same as what it was named on your hard drive. Type in a name (for example,
mystory.html)
11) Below that are two
radio buttons, asking you to choose between ASCII or Binary format. Choose
ASCII if you are uploading an .html file, or Binary if it is a
.jpg or .gif. When finished, click the blue "Continue" button.
12) Now you'll see a small
window titled "Upload File". It has a blank window for "File" and two buttons
labelled "Send" and "Select File". This is where you need to enter the file's
path and filename on your hard drive. Click the "Select File" button to browse
and pick the file. Then, click on "Send" to send it on its way. (You'll see
a blue progress indicator letting you know how the upload is
progressing)
13) When finished, it
says "File transfer complete". (Click OK)
14) Repeat steps 10-13
until you are finished uploading all your files. If you walk away from the
computer for a while, it might time out and you might have to reconnect to
garlen again.
15) Close all of the windows
when you are finished.
16) Check your files by
accessing it with a web browser. They should be at
http://www.secretpens.org/yourusername/yourfilename (insert whatever file
name you chose).