FTP
Getting the files from the Net

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) allows you to use an FTP client to download files from FTP servers running on other computers on the Net and store those files on the machine on which the client program is running. You can also use a Browser and use HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol), which is what is used by the links below.

WHERE TO DOWNLOAD FROM?

• GAMES ARCHIVE [archives.gamers.org/pub/]
  • idgames archive (here is more info)
    • FTPTREE (90k) - graphical representation of the entire idgames hierarchy
    • FTPBUSH (60k) - a smaller version with some lower-level detail omitted
    • LAST.7days - a hyperlinked list covering a week's worth of changes
    • LAST.14days, LAST.30days, LAST.60days - the same for 14/30/60 days
  • idgames2 archive
  • unreal archive
• Here is more information about these Community Archives and their mirrors.

PATCHES

• What is a patch?
• Where to get patches from?

MIRRORS

• What is a mirror?

UPLOADING

• What is uploading all about?
• How to upload your work?

HOW TO FTP SHAREWARE GAMES