NOTICE

Per directions from the USACE CIO, the ability of external user to post or retrieve files, via ftp from the server ftp.usace.army.mil, has been disabled as of 16 April 2012

 

 

 

ftp.usace.army.mil

To use the anonymous FTP service, go to ftp://ftp.usace.army.mil

Setting Internet Explorer to Passive FTP mode

Instructions

Creating new folders using Internet Explorer

Using Internet Explorer with ftp.usace.army.mil has one small caveat: the creation of new directories. The problem stems from the fact that
1.) the server does not allow any renaming to take place for security reasons, and
2.) When Internet explorer creates new folders on the FTP Server, it first creates one with the name "New Folder", then renames it to what you specify.
The solution to this is to create a folder on your hard drive (your desktop will do just fine), and then drag-n-drop that folder into the internet explorer window that is logged into the FTP server. Doing this will create the folder with the correct name the first time

Server Notes

File and directory maintenance:

We will continue to remove files and directories after 7 days. If users require files to be deleted prior to the 7 days they should contact the CEEIS Helpdesk. If users require files and directories remain longer than the 7 days then a mechanism has been developed where the users may establish a control file that indicates a directory or files within a directory are to be kept for a longer period of time.

This mechanism only applies to the /usace or /pub directories. Files under the /internet directory will not be allowed to remain longer than 7 days. As always, if inappropriate files are found under /internet they will be removed immediately.

Keeping directories and files:

To ensure a directory within the /usace or /pub directory or a file within a /usace or /pub sub-directory structure is kept longer than 7 days, please complete the following.

To save a directory, the user needs to create a file named keepdir.txt, with the required contents, and upload it into the directory to be kept. To save files, the user needs to create a file named keepfiles.txt, with the required contents, and upload it into the same directory as the files to be kept. The keepdir.txt / keepfiles.txt file should be a simple text file such as a notepad document. If Microsoft Word is used to create the file it should be saved in .Plain Text. format. The required contents of keepdir.txt and keepfiles.txt are: 

        Email address of person creating the directory or file(s)
        Brief reason for the directory or file(s)
	Requested retention date . this should be the date after we can remove the
		directory or file(s) without contacting anyone.

The keepdir.txt will result in the directory and its parent directory structure being kept. Without the keepdir.txt control file empty directories will be removed on a regular basis. If you need to update the contents of your keepdir.txt or keepfiles.txt file please contact the CEEIS Helpdesk for assistance as once the file is created you cannot change or remove it.

If you have a keepfiles.txt to save files within a directory you do not need the keepdir.txt as the directory will be kept automatically as long as the files. You may, however, create a keepdir.txt file if you wish to retain the directory longer than the files need to be retained.

If a user has a complex structure of files and subdirectories that all must be kept, the user may place a keepfiles.txt file at the highest directory level they have created. The user may then contact the CEEIS Helpdesk to request the keepfiles.txt be linked with all of its lower level directories so that all subdirectories and files are kept for the same period of time.