ARCHIE

(Prehistoric!) database service for finding files stored on anonymous FTP  sites.

Derived from the word archive, Archie is a Net-based service that allows you to locate files that can be downloaded via FTP.

A tool (software) for finding files stored on anonymous FTP sites. You need to know the exact file name or a substring of it.

A system to automatically gather, index and serve information on the Internet. The initial implementation of archie provided an indexed directory of filenames from all anonymous FTP archives on the Internet. Later versions provide other collections of information. See also: archive site, Gopher, Prospero, Wide Area Information Servers.

Archie is a software that indexes thousands of FTP sites and lets you search for the files and software that you want.