File Transfer Protocol
FTP
Description
If you spend any time at all using the Internet you'll soon find files
you'll want to download (documentation, Shareware programs, product upgrades or whatever). The movement of files across the Internet is handled by something called File Transfer Protocol, or ftp for short. There are millions of files avaliable on the Internet, and many of them can be found at ftp sites. Of course, you can't just go and grab anything you want from any ftp. Many are only open to people who've got authorized access, usually by means of some sort of account, with the organisation that holds the files.
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