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What is an FTP account? An FTP account is a user account on a remote server that allows you to access files on that server. When creating an FTP account, you will be given a username and password.
I was able to get apache configured and working great. It's fast! Next project is to get limited (i.e. NO anonymous) FTP access working for a couple of friends with websites on my server. I ...
What is the function of FTP protocol? FTP protocol defines how data must be transferred over a TCP/IP network. The aim of FTP protocol is to: Allow file sharing between remote machines. Allow ...
I need to move an FTP site that runs on an IIS 5.0 box to a new server.I'm not a huge fan of the IIS FTP service, ok it's free but (feel free to tell me I'm being irrational) I never liked the ...
FTP stands for the File transfer protocol and is used to transfer files between an FTP server and another computer. In the past, FTP was much more common than it is today and was the dominant file ...
Uses for FTP FTP is commonly used to distribute large files across the Web or to upload files to an online server (for publishing a website for example).
Transferring Files – FTP, SFTP, And FTPS There are numerous ways to transfer files these days, the oldest and still very widely used method is FTP. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and was ...
In effect, the firewall/router becomes the FTP client or server on the behalf of the internal network FTP client or server. Most firewalls and PNAT routers can perform this proxying of FTP requests.
The Basics FTP clients should be able to connect to common FTP server types, such as AppleShare IP, Data General, Quantel Hal, Serv-U, Windows 2000, and WU-FTPD.
Exercise additional caution when using FTP/S. FTP/S uses a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) wrapper around an FTP server or client to encrypt the log-in and data exchanged between them.