Monday, October 8, 2012

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

The main purpose of ftp is to download files from a distant computer and place them onto own hard disk. Whether or not a file is available for download depends on two things:

  Whether one is allowed to download files to the hard disk of the computer in use.
  Whether the desired file is available for copying.

Whether or not the user is permitted to download files to the computer may depend on the availability of disk space, which is low in somes. However those using their own PCs may do whatever they like.

Most computer files need the user to have an account on that computer, plus a password. However, all kinds of files, programmer, graphic, and even sounds are available to be copied without restriction. There are two main ways to use FTP:

  Non-anonymously – Account with a user ID and password, which gives more privileges than with anonymous access, is set up.
  Anonymous – instead of setting up an account one simply calls his self anonymous and uses the e-mail address as a pass word.

Email is also one of the methods to send s however it would not be appropriate to send large s through e-mail. Information is not available from any other source; such as photographs of NASA may be available using the FTP. Something that one would get any other way, such as photographs of NASA or games software, etc. or maybe even the user does not know what they want but knowing all the free FTP out there they just want a look around and download things

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