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Fetch is a full-featured GUI-based FTP client for the classic Mac OS and macOS made by Fetch Softworks.In addition to basic FTP functionality, Fetch includes such features as editing files without having to download them and re-upload them. In version 5.0, support for SFTP was added, and in version 5.2, FTPS was added. This is a script based on Greg Neagle's installinstallmacos.py. This script will find the latest macOS Big Sur entry in Apple's software update catalogs and download the 'InstallAssistant' pkg which installs the 'Install macOS Big Sur' application on your system.

Note: Lockers for IU Bloomington students, faculty,and staff have been replaced by a new file storage service called theCFS (Common File System). The CFS provides you with morestorage space, has an easier-to-use interface, and is accessible fromanywhere. On January 31, 2002, the Lockers were retired.

Connecting to the Lockers via FTP on a Mac isfairly straightforward. Unfortunately, moving files between yourcomputer and your Locker is not. The software providing the FTPconnection presents and receives files in DOS format (e.g.,filename.bin or textfile.txt) and will giveyou a 'permission denied' error message if you try to upload a filewithout following this naming scheme. The Lockers also cannot handlethe Mac OSforked file structure. Unless thefile you are transferring is a plain text file, you must first combinethe data and resource forks of the file before you transferit. You must do this before downloading files from your Locker.Fetch will do this for you when you upload files to yourLocker.

Connecting to your Locker

When you start Fetch, a dialog box will come up. Fill in the fields asfollows:

• For 'Host', enter:
• For 'User ID', enter your username.
• For 'Password', enter your Locker password.

To download files from your Locker to your hard drive, click theGet button. To upload files from your hard drive to yourLocker, click the Put button.

Downloading from your Locker

When you click the Get button, Fetch prompts you for a placeto save the files. This is a standard Mac OS Save windowthat behaves the same as the Save window from almost allother applications. Select the directory in which to save your files,and enter a filename. Click OK to save your files.

When connected to your Locker via the Locker Login program or throughthe Chooser, take the following steps to insure you will beable to correctly download files via FTP:

1. Encode any file on your Locker that has a resource fork (e.g.,applications, word processor documents, spreadsheets) intoMacBinary. If you don't do this, the document will notdownload correctly. For details, see the Knowledge Base document ARCHIVED: In Mac OS and Mac OS X, how do I encode a file in MacBinary format?
2. Rename documents on your Locker according to DOS namingspecifications. DOS files are limited to eight characters followed bya three character extension. For example, you should change the nameof a Word document that you have encoded in MacBinary IIfrom Galactic Politics.bin toGLTCPLTC.BIN.

Uploading to your Locker

When uploading non-text files using the Put button, (i.e.,applications, Word documents, WordPerfect documents) you must gothrough a few extra steps to insure that the server will acceptthem. Also, they will need to be in MacBinary II format to protectthem from corruption. To do so, follow the instructions below:

1. Click the Put button.
2. A standard Mac OS Open window will pop up. Navigate tothe file you wish to upload and click the Openbutton.
3. This will take you to a second window where you can set theparameters for the file you are uploading. From the pull-down menuselect MacBinary II. Fetch should automatically append a.bin extension to the filename.
4. Now you have to truncate the name of the file to fit DOSstandards. You must shorten the name of the filepreceding the .bin extension to no more than eightcharacters. For example, Dante's Inferno Paper.bin couldbe shortened to danteinf.bin.
5. Click the OK button. Fetch will then upload the file, changing the name to the shortened one and encoding the fileinto MacBinary II format.

Note: Remember that this uploadedfile will be in MacBinary format on your Locker. You will need to usea utility such as Stuffit Expander to decode the file onyour Locker before you can use it.

When you're finished using your Locker, close the session.From the File menu, select Quit.

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Duo Authentication is now required for accessing Athena lockers.

Start Fetch

1. Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Fetch and double-click the Fetch icon.
   Note: For quicker access, drag the Fetch icon to the dock or create an alias.
   Result: The 'New Connection...' dialog box appears. If you have set a default shortcut connection, the default fields will be completed. If the fields are empty, complete them as demonstrated below.
   
2. Click the heart icon just to the right of the 'Server' field and select 'Make Shortcut'.
   
3. When prompted, enter a name for this connection (e.g. Athena SFTP) and click the button labeled 'OK'. Note: You can toggle the checkbox 'Make this the default connection' if you want this connection to automatically open each time Fetch is launched.
   
4. Click the button labeled 'Connect'. You will be connected to your desired server.
   

Make a New Connection to MITnet

1. To make a secure connection to MITnet, complete the fields as follows.
   • Hostname: ftp.dialup.mit.edu
   • Username: keberos_username
   • Connect using: SFTP
   • Password: kerberos_password
     Note the buttons at the bottom of the dialog box.
2. When you connect to ftp.dialup.mit.edu or other Athena servers, the default Athena folder to which you connect is your Athena home directory. To connect to a different Athena directory, you can either:
   1. Click on the Shortcuts dropdown menu and choose from a list of preset shortcuts, including any shortcuts you may have created using an earlier version of Fetch.
      OR:
   2. Click on the down-pointing arrow to expand the dialog box and then enter the initial folder/directory to which you want to connect.
      
3. Clicking on the ? button opens Fetch's online help, which can answer many of your questions.
4. Clicking on the Cancel button closes the dialog box, but leaves Fetch running.
5. When you have completed the fields with the appropriate information for you, click Connect.
   Result: When the connection is established, a window appears displaying the directory that you specified in the Initial folder field. If you are connecting to Athena and don't specify an initial directory your connection defaults to your home directory.
   
6. If you click on Path in the directory toolbar, you see the directory's/folder's location. You can maneuver up this path and change directories from this dropdown menu.

Change Directories

1. If the directory you want is within the current directory, scroll through the list until you find the item you want, for instance, Mail, and double click.
   Result: The chosen directory appears in the menu window.
   
2. If the directory you want is not within the current directory, you can either navigate up and down through the hierarchy, by clicking on the down arrow beside the directory name
   OR:
   you can go directly to the new directory by going to the Go menu in the Fetch menu bar and selecting Go to Folder...
   Result: The Go to the folder: dialog box appears.
   
3. Enter the full path of the new folder or directory (for example, /afs/athena.mit.edu/org/i/ist/help) and click OK.

Upload (or Put) a File

One of the most common uses of Fetch is to move HTML files from your Macintosh to an Athena locker so they can be published on the Web.

There are three ways to move a file from your computer to an Athena locker.

1. You can drag and drop a file or a folder from your Macintosh to the remote directory,
2. You can use the Put command.
3. You can follow the path Remote > Put....

Drag and Drop

1. Important: Make sure you are in the directory to which you want to upload the file.
2. Find the file on your computer and drag-and-drop it into the chosen directory.

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Put Command

1. Click on Put in the directory toolbar.
   Result: A menu box appears with the files and folders on your Macintosh.
   
2. Find and select the file you wish to upload.
   Unless you are sure of the file format and want to change it, leave the format field set to Automatic. Fetch automatically determines the file type of the file(s) you are transferring and selects the appropriate format in which to transfer them.
   If you know you want to change the file type, select the appropriate transfer format from the dropdown menu. For HTML files, choose Text. For GIF or JPEG graphics or PDF files, choose Raw Data from the drop down menu.
3. Click Put.
   Result: The transfer begins. The cursor becomes a very small running dog demonstrating that the file transfer is in progress. When the dog stops running, the transfer is complete.
   For explanations of other transfer formats, see the Fetch online help.

Download a File (Get File)

There are two ways to move a file to your computer from an Athena locker:

• You can drag and drop the file from the remote directory to a directory on your Macintosh.
• You can use the Get command.

1. Highlight the file you want to download.
   Result: The Get button on the directory toolbar becomes active.
2. Click Get on the directory toolbar.
   Result: The file is downloaded to your desktop, by default.
   OR:
   Drag-and-drop the file onto your hard drive into whichever folder you prefer.
   Result: Fetch transfers a copy of the selected file to your Macintosh.

Delete a File in the Remote Directory

You can delete files from the remote directory.

1. Select the file you want to delete.
2. In the directory toolbar click the Delete button.
   Result: A dialog box asks if you are sure you want to delete the directory or file.
3. If you are sure that you want to delete, click Delete.

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End a Fetch Session/Start a New Session and Quit Fetch

1. To end the Fetch session but leave Fetch open, from the File menu select Close.
   Result: The Fetch window closes, but the menu bar remains so that you can begin a new session at another FTP site by clicking on File > New Connection...
2. To quit Fetch, from the Fetch menu select Quit.

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