Data access through CIESIN

The access procedure using anonymous ftp is as follows:

From your PC or host machine, run the ftp program. A typical session is shown below with expected responses bolded.

>ftp ftp.ciesin.org

login: ftp

password: <your e-mail address> do not type the < > marks

ftp> cd holdings/data_sets/100628.aids/dos

ftp> Binary

Type should be set to "I"

ftp> get readme.1st

ftp> get aidsnet.exe

ftp> quit or bye