FTP Request details.(IE7)

Dear All,

I'm on IE7 and a while ago, I remember when clicking on an FTP link, a box
would pop up and ask me for the username and password.....

Now for some obscure reason, IE7 just sends 'anonymous' to any FTP link I
click.

Is the a reason for this?

Regards
Paul.

"Kardon Coup" <prefer.to@readon.newsgroups> wrote in message news:%23h6C5nvNJHA.1160@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Dear All,
>
> I'm on IE7 and a while ago, I remember when clicking on an FTP link, a box
> would pop up and ask me for the username and password.....
>

> Now for some obscure reason, IE7 just sends 'anonymous' to any FTP link I
> click.
>
> Is the a reason for this?


Not really obscure at all. There was a change in IE7 to eliminate
the FTP Login As... File menu option. Now if you want to open
an FTP site which requires authentication you use Windows Explorer
instead.

<title>Separation of Internet Explorer 7 from the Windows shell</title>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928675

(Live Search for
"internet explorer" FTP "windows explorer" site:support.microsoft.com
)

Tip: defining an FTP site as a Network Place is a convenient way
to avoid the prompting.

<title>HOW TO: Create a Shortcut to a Network Location in Windows XP</title>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308416
(Live Search for
"network places" FTP site:support.microsoft.com
)


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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