PC911 is featuring a new article about the basics of FTP:

FTP, which is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol, is a client-server protocol that allows users to transfer files to and from other computers over a TCP/IP network. FTP has its origins at M.I.T. around 1971, and while it has evolved somewhat over the years, it´s one of the oldest protocols that is still in use and dates back to the days of Unix mainframe computers and dumb terminals. Today, it´s still used extensively on that big wide area TCP/IP network that we call The Internet. PC911 explains the basics of FTP, including a quick tutorial to get started with WS_FTP LE, a free FTP program.

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