FTP
Internet tool to transfer files through the
Internet from one computer to another. FTP is used to
download files from another computer, as well as to
upload files from your computer to a remote computer. Through (regular) FTP you can
login to another Internet
site but you must have a
user ID and a
password .
Anonymous FTP servers don't require usernames or passwords, but you can't upload files to anonymous FTP servers.
(File Transfer Protocol) -- A very common method of moving files between two Internet sites. FTP is a special way to login to another Internet site for the purposes of retrieving and/or sending files. There are many Internet sites that have established publicly accessible repositories of material that can be obtained using FTP, by logging in using the account name anonymous, thus these sites are called anonymous ftp servers.
An Internet tool/software utility which allows you to transfer files between two computers that are connected to the Internet. Anonymous FTP allows you to connect to remote computers and to transfer publicly available computer files or programs.
File Transfer Protocol - Internet protocol (and program) used to transfer files between hosts.See: File Transfer Protocol
A protocol which allows a user on one host to access, and transfer files to and from, another host over a network. Also, FTP is usually the name of the program the user invokes to execute the protocol. It is defined in STD 9, RFC 959. See also: anonymous FTP and
FTP FAQ's
FTP (File Transfer Protocol ) FTP allows you to copy or send files ( HTML documents,graphic images,spreadsheets ) from one computer to another on the internet.You can use its command language from a shell account or various programs with SLIP or PPP accounts that simplify the process.
