Integrating WS_FTP with a Browser or E-Mail

FTP sites have an Internet address, similar to a web address, that looks like:

ftp://ftp.ipswitch.com, sftp://ftp.ipswitch.com, or ftps://ftp.ipswitch.com

You can set an option in WS_FTP so that when you click on an FTP, FTPS, or SFTP address in your browser or e-mail client, so that WS_FTP will open and connect to the FTP server.

The type of FTP address affects how this works:

If the address includes:	WS_FTP does:
the name of an FTP server Ex. ftp.ipswitch.com	Opens and connects to the server
the path and name of a file Ex: ftp.ipswitch.com/French/ftp803.txt	Downloads the file to your PC and prompts whether to save or open the file.
the path and name of a folder Ex: ftp.ipswitch.com/French	Opens, connects to the server, and navigates to the folder.

To turn on Browser Integration for Internet Explorer:

1. In the toolbar, click Options.
2. From the Program Options dialog, select Browser Integration.
3. Select the option Enable Integration for FTP URLs in Internet Explorer.
4. If you want to be prompted each time you click an FTP URL so you can choose whether or not to use WS_FTP, select Prompt before using WS_FTP to process FTP URLs.