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Article #40464Re: What does "FTP" mean?
From: gahooten
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 1989 14:53
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 1989 14:53
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In article <1091@atux01.UUCP> jlc@atux01.UUCP (J. Collymore) writes: >Could someone please define and explain the functionality of the term "FTP," > Jim Collymore FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It is essentially a program that takes an internet address (like 128.6.40.0) to call another machine on the net. The protocol I know little about, but all the commands can be seen by typing ? at the FTP prompt. It is a back door into many systems. You can log into many systems by using Anonymous FTP (user name is "Anonymous") and then give your real name as your password. This allows limited access to a system which you would normally never have access to. Note that this access is limited by the FTP commands themselves. You cannot run many processes while within FTP.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!bionet!ames!ames.arc.nasa.gov!gahooten From: gahooten@ames.arc.nasa.gov Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: What does "FTP" mean? Message-ID: <23628@ames.arc.nasa.gov> Date: 7 Apr 89 14:53:51 GMT References: <1091@atux01.UUCP> Sender: usenet@ames.arc.nasa.gov Organization: NASA - Ames Research Center Lines: 17