Use the Finder's FTP integration to search FTP sites

Oct 25, '02 10:06:38AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

Try this: connect to a FTP server by selecting Go -> Connect to server. Then enter, as a test:

  ftp://ftp.apple.com
Hit return to connect, and Apple's FTP server will mount on your desktop. Next, type Command-F and specify that you search only on the mounted FTP server from Apple. Try a search for "update" and it will remotely search for any file names with "update" in their title. Very nice...

[Editor's note: Sometimes it's the simplest hints that make your day! This would be one of those. I'd never thought to use Find on a mounted FTP volume ... very cool!]

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