File Transfer Protocol is a file exchange method that uses the Internets TCP/IP protocols to upload and download files across on the Web. Many regard File Transfer Protocol as the easiest way to transmit large files across the Information Superhighway. File Transfer Protocol enables a user to log on, navigate and send or receive files on a server. Anonymous and private File Transfer Protocols are the two basic types of File Transfer Protocols. With an anonymous File Transfer Protocol, a server grants public access to any user on the Web. With a private File Transfer Protocol, a user can only gain access with a pre-established username and password granted by the server. File Transfer Protocol was in wide use years before the World Wide Web became mainstream. File Transfer Protocol is not a part of the WWW. Rather, it is a function of the Internet, much like e-mail. |