I want people to have access to my ftp to download certain things, but I don't want them to be able to delete them. Is there something I can do about that?

You are going to have to provide more information in order for anyone to help you. We have no idea what OS you are using, what FTPD you are using. Give us the goods m8.

Well I'm using smartftp for my ftp software. And its for files that are on my host. can some kind of chmod be used for what i am asking for?

He meant what FTP server software is running on the server. There's no security you can add on the client side that you can't also remove on the client side. You need the FTP server software to enforce read-only access, or you need the files and directories to be owned by a different user and chmoded so the FTP user can not write to them.

If this is a total blur, your host is better equipped to help you with this.

Originally posted by DKN
I want people to have access to my ftp to download certain things, but I don't want them to be able to delete them. Is there something I can do about that?

Why don't you just setup an anonymous FTP site?