File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Enables sending and receiving files over the Internet
Requires an application program on the client computer and a FTP server program on a server
Commonly used today for uploading web pages
Many packages available using FTP
- WS-FTP (a graphical FTP software)
FTP sites
- Closed sites
- Requires account name and password
- Anonymous sites
- Account name: anonymous; pwd: your email address