File Exchange via FTP

TSRI maintains an ftp server to facilitate sharing of computer data and files with collaborators; and to disseminate data and applications generated by TSRI employees.

The ftp site is divided into two sections for security reasons: It has a folder for each PI or department to disseminate data, and an incoming folder for each PI or department to receive data from collaborators outside. These folders are created on request. Contact Mark Christe at x4-9441 or helpdesk at x4-9369.

Uploading Instructions

From any computer at TSRI you can use an ftp client program. Connect to ftp.scripps.edu and use your email account credentials (name and password) to access the site and transfer files to it. Your folder will be in /tsri/ftp. You can also create subfolders to organize data.

NEVER try and connect as yourself from outside of TSRI via raw ftp.

From a Unix-based computer you can in most cases copy files directly to /tsri/ftp/PI, where PI is a PI's email account name.

If you have a VPN account you can perform an upload as described above once VPN is running.
You can also use sftp (secure ftp) from anywhere in the world. Folder location is again pub/

Have your collaborator connect to ftp.scripps.edu. Login as anonymous, full email address as password. Navigate to pub/incoming/. Your collaborator cannot see what is in there and cannot download data from the incoming section. This discourages sharing of illicit files by random people. However, your collaborator can upload any data they wish. They will not see the uploaded files. Just trust the messages and transfer log.

Downloading Instructions

Anyone can connect to ftp.scripps.edu, login as anonymous with their full email address as password, and navigate to pub/. From there they can download any data they wish.

From inside TSRI only (or via VPN), connect to ftp.scripps.edu, login as yourself (email account name and password), and navigate to pub/incoming/

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