File Transfer Protocol
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Objective of Course
Introduction to FTP and Terminology, FTP Servers and Authentication,
Line Mode FTP and Common Commands, GUL-based FTP Clients, Browser-based
FTP Clients
FTP
File Transfer Protocol is the expanded is the expanded form of FTP. It
is the simplest way to upload and download files over a network. When
downloading a file, you are transferring the file to your computer form
another computer over the Internet. You can use FTP to exchange files
between computer accounts, to transfer files between an account and a
desktop computer, or to access, to software archives on San Francisco web design the Internet. An FTP address is similar to an HTTP or Website address except that it uses the Prefix instead
Usually, a computer with an FTP address is dedicated to receive an FTP
connection. A computer that is set up to host Web pages is referred to
as a Web server or Website. A computer that is dedicated to receiving
an FTP connection is referred to as an FTP server or FTP site.
History or FTP
1971 –First proposed file transfer mechanism
February, 1973- First ‘official’ FTP document which was a protocol for
file transfer between hosts on the ARPANET. In this document, the
primary function of FTP is defined as transferring files efficiently
and reliably among hosts and allowing the convenient use of remote file
storage capabilities. June, 0980- Specification of FTP
1985- Standard FTP
What is an FTP server?
An FTP server is a way of sharing files with other people on the
Internet .you set up an FTP server and other people can download files
you have on your hard disk. This provides you with an easy way of
sharing files. An FTP server allows uploading which means’ a user is
sending files to your FTP server and downloading which means a user is
transferring files form your FTP server.
Server offer features that are different form each other.
File Resume
- Allows the client to start downloading a file form specific byte
offset. This is important because it is the way many download
acceleration engines work. Instead of relying on one connection for a
single stream of data for the file, it opens up four connections. Each
file stream downloads a specific California web design
quarter of the file form a specific byte offset to another specific
byte offset. Other common uses for this feature on FTP server are to
resume a broken transfer. If, for this some reason, a download crashes
or breaks off at some point during the download, the client software is
able to make use of this feature on the server in order to be able to
resume and complete the file download.
OS Integration
- Some of the newer and more comprehensive server out there offers
Operating System Integration- the ability to restrict access rights on
the FTP server and its directories based on domain or local
permissions. That way, an administrator can set up an account and the
FTP server will use COM+ events to leam of the account creation and
hence set up the user and its access rights in the FTP server’s user
access.
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