idea ArcGIS Online should allow links to FTP items in ArcGIS Online Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/arcgis-online-should-allow-links-to-ftp-items/idi-p/968442 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>ArcGIS Online does not allow you to create an item that is a link to content on an FTP server.&nbsp; It insists on adding "<A href="http://&quot;/">http://"</A> to the beginning of your FTP link.&nbsp; FTP links should be allowed.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:05:39 GMT GeraldDaumiller1 2013-08-28T23:05:39Z ArcGIS Online should allow links to FTP items https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/arcgis-online-should-allow-links-to-ftp-items/idi-p/968442 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>ArcGIS Online does not allow you to create an item that is a link to content on an FTP server.&nbsp; It insists on adding "<A href="http://&quot;/">http://"</A> to the beginning of your FTP link.&nbsp; FTP links should be allowed.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:05:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/arcgis-online-should-allow-links-to-ftp-items/idi-p/968442 GeraldDaumiller1 2013-08-28T23:05:39Z Re: ArcGIS Online should allow links to FTP items https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/arcgis-online-should-allow-links-to-ftp-items/idc-p/968443#M4576 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I apologize for not looking to see if this has already been submitted, which it has.&nbsp; Please see <A href="https://community.esri.com/ideas/7556" target="_blank">https://community.esri.com/ideas/7556</A>​</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:03:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/arcgis-online-should-allow-links-to-ftp-items/idc-p/968443#M4576 GeraldDaumiller1 2021-06-22T09:03:20Z Re: ArcGIS Online should allow links to FTP items https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/arcgis-online-should-allow-links-to-ftp-items/idc-p/968444#M4577 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>FTP is a valid and useful protocol. All modern browsers and many governments utilize the service. Limiting FTP has forced me to expand the size of my web server to accommodate a file repository for linked items.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 20 Jun 2017 16:11:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/arcgis-online-should-allow-links-to-ftp-items/idc-p/968444#M4577 ThomasHoman 2017-06-20T16:11:10Z Re: ArcGIS Online should allow links to FTP items - Status changed to: Closed https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/arcgis-online-should-allow-links-to-ftp-items/idc-p/1644461#M13039 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:57:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/arcgis-online-should-allow-links-to-ftp-items/idc-p/1644461#M13039 ScottBall 2025-08-21T19:57:53Z