Web Folders and SSL/TLS will not work

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I am having trouble setting up a web folder in windows XP that can use FTP w/ SSL/TLS. The web folder will work fine when using the standard FTP protocol, but when I want to use the FTPS which supports the SSL/TLS, it keeps telling me that "The folder you entered does not appear valid. Please choose another"

I go to my network places
click on "add a network place"
use "choose another network location"
use ftps://25.25.25.25:21/ (not real IP obviously) which does not work
ftp://25.25.25.25:21 works just fine.

I have checked my FTP server settings and they are correct, its on the client end I am sure, do web folders not support ftps? I am on windows XP, 3rd party FTP programs will connect via FTP w/SSL/TLS so its only in regards to the web folders, reason why its important to have the web folder is I want a simple solution for off site backup which is easy to use that my employees can drag and drop into via explorer, and am not comfortable using the standard FTP protocol.

Thanks.

 

[[OC]Pik4chu]

from another site when searching.

Unfortunately, it seems IE & Firefox does not support FTPS (FTP over SSL), and you do need a 3rd party software.

Subtext to above qoute, seems its not completely correct but. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888123 following those steps may get this to work for you regardless. You can also follow the first few pages of this, I think its the same thing though. http://www.yale.edu/its/software/win/configuration_instructions/WebDAV-Vista.pdf


However this may be a possible solution.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fi...x&category=XUL%20Applications&numpg=10&id=684

The end all issue is that you will not be able to use IE Web folders with FTPS. just wont happen. you can however map drives to the FTPS folder it seems and browse using explorer.