FTP: Less Overhead Than Web File Transfers

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP) allows users to upload and download files from a server that stores the files. FTP works in a similar way to web file transfers, except it has less overhead than the methods used by HTTP. Here we will look at how does FTP work, other approaches, and some FTP software.

What Is a File Transfer?

One of the original reasons for the invention of the Internet was to have the ability to transfer information from one location to another. Some of the original developers wanted to circumvent sending information via the US post office. They felt that they could develop a faster transfer approach using the limited Internet that existed. The original transfers were slow because bandwidth was limited, but the transfers had a minimum overhead; even security was not an issue. more...