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Sending Files to Our FTP Site

In many cases, attaching files to an email message will yield unpredictable results. Uploading files to our FTP Site is an easy and inexpensive way to send files to DIFI, as well as the most reliable form of electronic submission. You must have a program that will access ftp sites in order to send your files this way. Shareware is readily available. For Macintosh, we recommend Transmit or Fetch For IBM/clones we suggest WS_FTP.

Just Give Me The Basics

Before you access the ftp site, compress the files you want to send us into one file using Stuffit or PKZip. Be sure to include your main layout file, any placed graphic or eps files and all of the fonts used in the job (including all screen and printer fonts). It is also helpful to include a basic read me text file listing all the files you have compressed and any special instructions for your job. Send an email to your salesperson alerting him or her of the job, and attach a PDF that represents the final layout file.

If you're an old hand at uploading files to ftp sites, use the following setup to access the site:
Host: ftp.difi.biz
User ID: difiprepress
Password: contact your salesperson for password
Directory: leave blank

If you experience any problems, please contact your salesperson.

Generic Instructions for Uploading Files to Our FTP Site (Macintosh or IBM)

Because of the wide variety of ftp programs available, we cannot explain exactly how to do this for the program you may have. If you have a Macintosh and Transmit or Fetch, please scroll to that section.

The following basic steps hold true in almost any ftp program:

1. Send an email to your salesperson alerting him or her of the job, and attach a PDF that represents the final layout file.
2. Compress the files you want to send us into one file using Stuffit or PKZip. Be sure to include your main layout file, any placed graphic or eps files and all of the fonts used in the job (including all screen and printer fonts).
3. Open your ftp access software.
4. Access our ftp site by typing in the following information using your program's format:

Host: ftp.difi.biz
User ID: difiprepress
Password:contact your salesperson for password
Directory: leave blank

5. Use "Automatic" or "Binary" as your method of sending the file.
6. Select the compressed file you wish to send.
7. Double click, or select the "Put" or "Upload" option using your program's format.

That's all there is to it!

If your file fails to upload, please call your salesperson.

Uploading Files With Transmit (Macintosh)

These are the basic steps for uploading a file using Transmit.

1. Send an email to your salesperson alerting him or her of the job, and attach a PDF that represents the final layout file.
2. Compress the files you want to send us into one file using Stuffit. Be sure to include your main layout file, any placed graphic or eps files and all of the fonts used in the job (including all screen and printer fonts).
3. Open Transmit.
4. Type in the following information and click the "Connect" button.

Address: ftp.difi.biz
Username: files
Password:contact your salesperson for password
Directory: leave blank

5. Find and select the compressed file you wish to send.
6. Drag the file from the left side to the right side, or double click file.

That's all there is to it!

If your file fails to upload, please call your salesperson.

Uploading Files With Fetch (Macintosh)

These are the basic steps for uploading a file using Fetch.

1. Send an email to your salesperson alerting him or her of the job, and attach a PDF that represents the final layout file.
2. Compress the files you want to send us into one file using Stuffit. Be sure to include your main layout file, any placed graphic or eps files and all of the fonts used in the job (including all screen and printer fonts).
3. Open Fetch.
4. Click the "Open Connection..." button.
5. Type in the following information and click the "OK" button.

Host: ftp.difi.biz
User ID: difiprepress
Password: contact your salesperson for password
Directory: leave blank

6. Be sure the "Automatic" radio button is selected.
7. Click the "Put File..." button. This will bring up a standard open window.
8. Find and select the compressed file you wish to send and click the "Open" button.

9. A new window will come up listing the file you have selected with ".bin" attached to the name.
10 . In that same window, click on the pop-up window entitled "Format" and select MacBinary II then click the "OK" button.

That's all there is to it!

If your file fails to upload, please call your salesperson.