FTP:File Transfer Protocal

Gurjeet Singh

Gurjeet Singh

@gurjeet-LUX7B1 Oct 20, 2024
please put some information about FTP,its working and how it can be properly used.and the areas where it is being used.
Thanks in advance.😀

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  • Kaustubh Katdare

    Kaustubh Katdare

    @thebigk Oct 26, 2009

    There are numerous articles available on the Internet about FTP. In simple terms, its a protocol used for file transfers [thus the name, File Transfer Protocol].

    Its typically used for file transfers between the server & the client.
  • Mahesh Dahale

    Mahesh Dahale

    @mahesh-E2tZ3t Oct 26, 2009

    FTP(File Transfer Protocol)

    The protocol for exchanging files over the Internet.
    FTP works in the same way as HTTP for transferring Web pages from a server to a user's browser
    SMTP for transferring electronic mail across the Internet in that, like these technologies
    FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer.

    FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a file to a server.
  • Manish Goyal

    Manish Goyal

    @manish-r2Hoep Oct 27, 2009

    FTP is mainly required to transfer files from one location to another
    it is service provided by windows
    You can easily use this service
    by typing
    cmd in run
    then ftp
    ...
    for further commands follow net
    and i Think this mainly provided to avoid restrictions on mail service provided by websites
    ie they have some limitation on file size
    but ftp has not
  • Gurjeet Singh

    Gurjeet Singh

    @gurjeet-LUX7B1 Oct 27, 2009

    goyal420
    FTP is mainly required to transfer files from one location to another
    it is service provided by windows
    You can easily use this service
    by typing
    cmd in run
    then ftp
    ...
    for further commands follow net
    and i Think this mainly provided to avoid restrictions on mail service provided by websites
    ie they have some limitation on file size
    but ftp has not
    i am using the fireftp inbulit addon in firefox and when i used to open it the site it open some sites and some not.some sites open automatically but some require passwords. as i know user id is anonymous ,and password is your email address .so is their specific reason to use email address as password.and how its good and secure to use ftp sites.
  • vik001ind

    vik001ind

    @vik001ind-rOaCSy Oct 28, 2009

    cooldudeiet
    i am using the fireftp inbulit addon in firefox and when i used to open it the site it open some sites and some not.some sites open automatically but some require passwords. as i know user id is anonymous ,and password is your email address .so is their specific reason to use email address as password.and how its good and secure to use ftp sites.
    There are two types of login in ftp servers
    1. Anonymous -- Here username = anonymous & password = your email address. Your email address is taken by the server just for their record maintenance.

    2. Non-anonymous -- Username & password are explicitly give to some specific persons by the server administrator.

    Ftp transmissions are encrypted, thus its secure.
    More security can be implemented by disabling anonymous login or denying file upload from anonymous user. Also you can restrict the traffic from some specific ips.