Copresco continues to receive a wide range of questions and comments from our Overnight Lite readers. We welcome your responses and will regularly publish items of general interest in future issues.
Q. I have just
upgraded my Netscape browser and find that I can no longer use my web browser
to upload files to your FTP site. Do you know what happened?
A. For unknown reasons, Netscape decided to drop FTP
functionality some time ago.
You have three choices to
solve the problem: switch to Internet Explorer, obtain FTP client software or
send your files as e-mail attachments.
For better or
worse, Microsoft’s free Explorer has become the industry standard.
Virtually all Macintosh and Windows operating systems have the browser built in
so you can use our drag-and-drop web interface to transfer your files to our
FTP site.
FTP offers numerous benefits. It is highly reliable, extremely fast and easy to use. FTP works with any computer platform. Files are not exposed to corruption and are transmitted in real time so you know when they have been received.
For
optimum print files transfer, you may want to consider using FTP client
software.
Just go to the Copresco website and click on
Send Us A Job!
You’ll find links to demo shareware
versions that can be instantly downloaded for both PC and Mac users.
They’re easy to use and reasonable, just $30 or so. Try a couple on for
size and pick the one that you like best.
Armed with your
new client software, you can upload your files seamlessly to our FTP site.
And you won’t have to worry about any more browser
updates or changes that make your life miserable.
If you decide to use client software, we can even set up a secure and password-protected FTP folder for your (or your company’s) exclusive use. It’s an ideal situation for customers who send lots of files to Copresco. Just give us a call.
As we
have said before, e-mail isn’t the best answer for sending print files.
E-mail files that travel through cyberspace are more susceptible to corruption.
File sizes are also limited by many e-mail servers, which
is a major disadvantage for the large jobs that Copresco regularly
receives.
For more
details on internet files transfer, go to our website. In addition to
downloading client software, you can get instructions on using the Copresco
ftp.copresco.com site, learn more about the Netscape debacle—and even send
them an e-mail note.
You will also find a link for
TechTopics.
Our No. 15 “Internet Print Files Transmission” issue is chock-full of
information and helpful tips on the subject.
Copresco
has won two awards for exceptional technical publications from the Society for
Technical Communication, Chicago chapter.
We received
Excellence Awards for our “Understanding Paper Weights”
TechTopics
issue No. 16 and “Avoiding On-Demand Paper Pitfalls,” an article
written by Copresco president Steve Johnson for
American
Printer magazine.
STC judges were impressed with
the effectiveness of the technical presentations and praised Copresco’s
interaction with customers.
Copresco
will be open for business on Good Friday, April 9.
Have a
happy Easter weekend.
To learn about sending
via ftp, or to actually send a file:
http://www.copresco.com/sendjob.htm
Are you a graphic arts pro? Think you know type? Try this test:
http://iliveonyourvisits.com/helvetica
Copresco is proud of its STC awards. Thank goodness we didn't win this
one:
http://www.tecstandards.com/2004winner.htm
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